Continuity of Operations Planning in a time of COVID-19: COOP for Child-serving & Community Organizations

In response to COVID-19, many organizations have been thrust into response mode developing and implementing continuity of operations policies and procedures on-the-fly. Watch this webinar, recorded on 3/19/2020, to receive a formal introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) specifically for child-serving and community-based organizations. The principles presented in this training can be applied to …

Building Child-Focused Community Preparedness: RCRC Toolbox Release

In partnership with community leaders, the Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative analyzed, recommended and implemented procedures, training, and guidance to help build child-focused community resilience to disasters. The RCRC Toolbox is a dynamic collection of resources developed and curated throughout this initiative for the benefit of those working to make our communities and our children more …

RCRC Initiative Congressional Briefing 2018: Community Reflections

On April 17, 2018 the RCRC Initiative hosted a Congressional Briefing on Building Child Focused Disaster Resilient Communities in Washington, DC. Coalition representatives from Washington County, AR and Putnam County, NY joined alongside NCDP and Save the Children to host this event. Attendees heard first-hand from these communities and national experts on the RCRC model, …

The SHOREline Project: Youth Empowerment through Project-Based Learning

Join us as we learn more about the SHOREline Project from Dr. David Abramson of NYU’s College of Global Public Health and Director of the program on Population Impact, Recovery, and Resiliency (PiR2). The Resilient Children / Resilient Communities Initiative welcomed Dr. Abramson to share how other communities who may be interested in tapping into …

AECA 2016 Keynote | Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters

Dr. Lori Peek delivers the keynote address to the Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA) annual conference in Little Rock, AR. Resilient Children/Resilient Children Initiative (RCRC) project director and NCDP Deputy Director Jeff Schlegelmilch sets the stage by introducing the RCRC Initiative. In her talk, Dr. Peek focuses on the critical role childcare providers may play …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Maximizing resources through the RCRC Initiative (Part 3 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Partners in Resilience (Part 2 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

Evolutions in Emergency Management: Prioritizing children on the planning agenda (Part 1 of 3)

This emergency management and childcare provider video series highlights 1) the importance of planning for children’s specific and unique needs in an emergency and how those plans build a more resilient community, 2) addresses how this planning gap evolved, and helps us understand the critical nature of bringing emergency management and child-serving institutions to the …

National Opinion Survey Data Release Webinar: Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative

As part of the Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness designed and deployed a national survey modeled on prior work through the American Preparedness Project, which collected national data on attitudes and opinions on preparedness. This webinar event recorded on February 9 2016 released the data focused on children in disasters, …