Family Support Initiatives
Emergency Preparedness Special Initiatives
In FY 2009, ADD awarded 12 grants to plan multiagency partnerships to design emergency preparedness planning projects to assist unserved and underserved families with a member who has a disability. The applicants were asked to pool resources, coordinate services, and share expenses in order to effectively train individuals with developmental disabilities and family members to prepare for emergency situations. Five applicants were awarded grants to implement projects that address the following:
- Methods for evacuation to a safe location and rapid reunification with families
- Provision of medications or durable medical devices and continuous access to medical and mental health care and other necessary services and supplies
- Provision of transportation services accessible to individuals with developmental disabilities
- Methods by which students can be transitioned back into educational settings
- Provisions for transitioning into safe and effective housing
- Provisions of a variety of personal assistance and supports to include caregivers, home health aides, and service animals
- Provisions to assist individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with developing personal disaster kits
- Information and referrals for at least 60 families
- Training and information provided to at least 5 local agencies or partners responsible for emergency response activities
Title: Alianza Emergency Preparedness Project Plus
Abstract:
The New Jersey Institute for People with Disabilities/Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County established the Alianza Emergency Preparedness Project Plus (AEPPplus). A member of the project’s staff meets with people with disabilities and their family to develop Self-Directed Emergency Preparedness Plans (S-DEPP). In addition to keeping the plan in their “Go Bags” with other typical emergency items, such as batteries and a flashlight, the plan was also loaded onto a USB drive and connected to a wrist band that a person who has difficulty speaking or remembering important personal information could wear and share with an emergency shelter worker. The project will continue to collaborate with the Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management and the regional Red Cross unit to secure a grant from Disability Rights New Jersey to fund the Shelter Emergency Preparedness Assistive Technology (SEPAT) project. AEPPplus will focus special attention to reaching out to minorities, especially the Hispanic/Latino community.
Organization:
New Jersey Institute for Disabilities/Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County
Roosevelt Park
10 Oak Drive
Edison, NJ 08837
Contact:
Venus Majeski
Phone: 732-549-6187 ext 265
Fax: 732-590-2439
Email Address: venus.majeski@cpamc.org
Period:
9/30/2010 – 9/29/2012
Funding:
$150,000 per year
Project Officer:
Kathy Cargill-Willis
(202) 690-5791
katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Project #:
90DN0281
Title: Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center
Abstract:
The Minnesota “Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center "trains individuals with developmental disabilities, including those residing in group homes or ICF/ID on how to develop their own Emergency Preparedness Plan with supports. The training targets individuals who are eligible for more restrictive settings but are living in the community in individual or group homes. It disseminates materials accessible to non-readers. The project trains First Responders and other emergency response workers on how to communicate with people with disabilities in emergency situations.
Organization:
IIPSI, Inc
6611 Lynwood Blvd.
Richfield, MN 55423
Contact:
Julie Kenney, MPA
Executive Director
Phone: 612-861-3215
Fax: 612-866-7546
Email Address: julie.kenneyipsiiinc@gmail.com
Webpage: www.ipsiiinc.com
Period:
9/30/2010 – 9/29/2012
Funding:
$150,000 per year
Project Officer:
Kathy Cargill-Willis
(202) 690-5791
katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Project #:
90DN0277
Title: Collaboration for Inclusive Emergency Preparedness and Response
Abstract:
After developing a curriculum for non-medical emergency shelter personnel and First Responders on how to support people with disabilities, the Collaboration for Inclusive Emergency Preparedness and Response will offer the resources for emergency managers and emergency responders. The project will be also work with Home Health Agencies to ensure that they have plans for the people they support. The project is located at the University of Delaware’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and is working with the Disaster Relief Research department at the university traveling to other countries, to learn about their practices relating to disaster preparedness and people with disabilities
Organization:
Center for Disabilities Studies
University of Delaware
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, DE 19716
http://www.udel.edu/cds
Contact:
Phyllis Guinivan, Ph.D.
Phone: 302-831-7464
Fax: 302-831-4690
Email Address: pguiniva@udel.edu
Period:
9/30/2010 – 9/29/2012
Funding:
$149,922 per year
Project Officer:
Kathy Cargill-Willis
(202) 690-5791
katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Project #:
90DN0280
Title: Hawaii Emergency Preparedness Special Initiatives
Abstract:
The Hawaii Emergency Preparedness Special Initiative System of Support collaborates with community partners and community leaders from consumer families to identify and implement the Feeling Safe Being Safe Training to best meet the needs of the target population. This training promotes independence, community relationships, local allies, integration and awareness of resources with respect to emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. The project coordinates an inclusive single point of entry information system that provide information about programs, trainings, and resources related to emergency preparedness building on existing community services, supports and tools.
Organization:
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Center for Disability Studies
2350 Dole Street, Sakamaki D-200
Honolulu, HI 96822-2385
Contact:
Briana D. Skaggs
Phone: 808-956-9797
Fax: 808-956-9673
Email Address: bskaggs@hawaii.edu
Period:
9/30/2010 – 9/29/2012
Funding:
$150,000 per year
Project Officer:
Kathy Cargill-Willis
(202) 690-5791
katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Project #:
90DN0279
Title: PREParation for Emergencies and Recovery (PREP) Project
Abstract:
The PREParation for Emergencies and Recovery builds collaboration through a number of presentations to an array of audiences to spread awareness of the project, and conducts training for individuals, families, graduate students, and service providers. As activities at the state level have proceeded, national level activities have also begun, including convening the National Advisory Panel (NAP) and formulating a national level outreach campaign.
Organization:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
Contact:
Irene N. Zipper, MSW, Ph.D
Phone: 919-966-6395
Fax: 919-966-2916
Email Address: izipper@unc.edu
Period:
9/39/2010 – 9/29/2012
Funding:
$150,000 per year
Project Officer:
Kathy Cargill-Willis
(202) 690-5791
katherine.cargill-willis@acf.hhs.gov
Project #:
90DN0278