Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters

The results are in!  We are delighted with the entries we received and we had great fun reading all of the submissions. The creativity and diversity displayed made it difficult to choose a winner! So (drum roll please), here’s what you’ve all been waiting for:   1st Place winner is Joanne Phillips. Joanne wins a [...]

We often hear that laughter is the best medicine. While laughter is a stress reliever, it must be used with care in a crisis. Sensitivity is key when using humor, and first seeking to understand the situation and all those involved before using humor is sage advice. Humor can de-escalate negative encounters, mitigate stress in [...]

Did you know April is National Poetry Month AND National Humor Month? We feel a poetry contest coming on! Here is what we want you to do for the very first CARD Preparedness Poetry Contest! Challenge your team to come up with their best poem that shares something anyone can do to be more prepared. [...]

Having copies of documents comes in handy! For opening bank accounts, filing tax returns, verifying income for renting an apartment, and yes, in an emergency — copies of key documents come in handy. Make it easy on your team to copy their documents by sponsoring a free copy day this month. It’s a fast and [...]

In recent years, employers big and small have learned that a healthy staff is a more productive staff. By supporting wellness activities and prevention, there is less absenteeism, less stress and lower healthcare costs. The same is true of preparedness, especially when it is shared as a health initiative! Small steps your staff can take [...]

Seniors and Elders: Old School Readiness! We just love working with seniors. The stories we hear from our participants in our trainings are often fascinating and often quite funny. We have a lot to learn from generations past. When you’ve lived through multiple wars, experienced the deaths of many friends, and weathered countless tragedies and [...]

By Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director, CARD More than 111 million people watched Super Bowl XLVI last year, and this year advertisers paid 3.8 million dollars for 30-second spots. Beyond being the most watched sporting event in the United States, the Super Bowl is a cultural phenomenon, a premiere entertainment venue, and a multi-billion dollar business enterprise. Super Bowl XLVII handed emergency managers a brilliant [...]

So maybe you sent your youngster off with a new backpack and a thermos. Maybe you shipped your college student off with a few huge suitcases. For you, however, it’s time to get back to the matter at hand – succeeding at work (or finding work) and letting social media help you.   Now is [...]

Hi All, If you believe in CARD’s Prepare to Prosper fear-free approach to readiness, would you please give us your support on FEMA’s ideascale site? You can “like” our post (once they approve it) and you can add extra comments. Here is the link: Prepare to Prosper! Anything you can do to help spread the word [...]

April is preparedness month so this is a great time to bust some longstanding myths and misconceptions! Many myths, rumors and tall-tales influence our willingness to take preparedness action, so join us in kicking the most harmful falsehoods to the curb. The BIG MYTH #1 on CARD’s mythbusting list is the idea that fear motivates [...]