Disaster Preparedness Planning Tools

The following was prepared to help you more quickly access the tools that you will need as you prepare you and your family's disaster preparedness plan.

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

ò      Preparing for, and Coping with, Terrorism, Severe Weather, and Natural Disasters

ò      County Emergency Management Organizations

ò      1-800 Emergency Response Numbers

ò      Overview of Disaster Assistance

Federal Emergency Management Agency

ò      Preparation and Prevention

ò      Emergency Preparedness Checklist

ò      Your Family Disaster Plan

ò      Family Disaster Supplies Kit

ò      Financial Preparedness

ò      Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities

ò      Animals and Emergencies

ò      National Storm Watch, Active Disasters, and News Releases

ò      Information for Region III: Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware.

American Red Cross

General Information

ò      Family Disaster Planning

ò      Disaster Supplies Kit

ò      Food Supplies

ò      Storing Supplies

ò      Water Storage

ò      Your Evacuation Plan

ò      Looking for a Home

ò      Food and Water in an Emergency

American Red Cross

Disaster Preparedness for People

with Disabilities

ò      Disaster Supplies Calendar

ò      Emergency Information List

ò      Disaster Supplies Kit and other Essentials

ò      Understanding Disasters

ò      Creating a Personal Support Network

ò      Completing a Personal Assessment

ò      Personal Disaster Preparation

ò      Disaster Supplies

ò      Making Your Home or Office Safer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Center for Mental Health Services

ò      Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism

ò      After a Disaster: A guide for Parents and Teachers

ò      Self-Care Tips for Dealing With Stress

ò      How to Deal With Grief

ò      How to Help Children After a Disaster

ò      After a Disaster: What Teens Can Do

ò      Crisis Counseling for Children and Families in Disasters

ò      A Guide for Older Adults

ò      Disaster Mental Health Homepage

Volunteer Opportunities

ò      Corporation for National and Community Service

ò      Citizen Corps

ò      Senior Corps

ò      AmeriCorps

ò      The Salvation Army

ò      Network for Good

ò      Volunteer Match

ò      The Points of Light Foundation

ò      United Way

ò      Serve Net

ò      Idealist.org

For any further questions or comments, please contact

NAMI Pennsylvania State Office at

nami-pa@nami.org

 800.223.0500

800.890.6093 TTY