NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)

NVOAD coordinates the planning efforts of many voluntary organizations responding to disaster. Member organizations therefore provide more effective responses and less duplication in service. Once disasters occur, NVOAD or an affiliated state VOAD encourages members and other voluntary agencies to convene on site.

National American Red Cross

The Red Cross often plays a vital role in emergency/disaster response; site includes a lot of information relevant to preparedness and response.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army also plays a role in emergency/disaster response.

Citizen Corps

Voluntary organization devoted to community preparedness; site includes information on taking on the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders, disaster relief, and community safety. Links to find local Citizen Corps Councils

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

FEMA supported community preparedness program; site includes information to establish and maintain an effective CERT program; allows networking with people throughout the United States regarding CERT activities ; possible to download CERT training materials

Emergency Management Institute

Provides information to help establish and maintain an effective CERT program

Volunteers in Police Service

Site includes information about law enforcement volunteerism to strengthen partnerships between citizens and local law enforcement and to engage more volunteers in public safety and emergency preparedness.

Fire Corps

This website serves as a gateway to information for fire and emergency services and citizens interested in volunteering in fire department programs.

USA on Watch.org

Neighborhood Watch Program; includes resource center to access excellent educational materials and information to allow citizens, community groups, businesses, and law enforcement the ability to start, revitalize or improve Neighborhood Watches in their communities.

National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

A private, non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services; NOVA provides mental health responder training and credentialing

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc

The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of emergency or disaster related stress; provide education, training and support services for all Emergency Services professions; training and certification in Critical Incident Stress Management/Debriefing (CISM/D), a peer-to-peer trauma intervention for first responders during and after a disaster.

DisasterHelp

Provides information & services relating to all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

REGIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS

American Red Cross – Southeastern PA Chapter

Regional chapter of the Red Cross serving the five counties that make up the Philadelphia area.

Keystone Crisis Intervention Team

KCIT’S mission is to facilitate crisis intervention services to crime victims and their communities in the aftermath of a traumatic event in Pennsylvania. Interventions include: assessing of impact on the community; developing intervention plans; and providing individual and group crisis intervention.