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For parents and guardians of the more than one million children from birth to age five who receive comprehensive services each day through Head Start and Early Head Start programs, as well as for Head Start program staff members, the recent reports of patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States can be understandably concerning. Head Start and Early Head Start programs are encouraged to use this fact sheet to answer questions staff may have and support staff, children, and families.

Motivating people to be prepared for an emergency.

Having a supply of water is an important part of being prepared for an emergency.

Get real-time updates about programs promoting the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities.

September is National Preparedness Month.

Learning from the past to improve human services delivery in disasters.

September is National Preparedness Month. ACF’s Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response has a special message for families.

Addressing human services is one of the critical improvements to the federal emergency response system since Hurricane Katrina dealt such a devastating blow to New Orleans in 2005. ACF's Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response coordinates efforts that reflect the understanding that emergency response calls for not only immediate shelter, food and medical care, but also that essential human services remain available.

ACF's Dallas Regional Office focuses on children and the early childhood development community during emergency planning conference.

State, tribal and territorial grantees across the country are receiving help from HHS to develop comprehensive emergency preparedness and response plans specific for child care. The guidance issued today was prepared by HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, in partnership with the National Commission on Children and Disasters and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.