Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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6 Broadening Stakeholders Invested in Children
6 Broadening Stakeholders Invested in Children
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However, with certain sections of the population, children especially, including nontraditional community partners can allow for better and more comprehensive planning and response. In this chapter, some examples of nontraditional partners are explored, from child care providers to those who serve special populations of children such as individuals with disabilities, faith communities, and engaged youth.
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, provided an overview of child care in the United States and highlighted some of the preparedness issues for child care at the federal, local, and provider levels. Painting a picture of child care providers across the country, Smith explained that there are about 2.1 million child care workers in the United States, with an annual turnover rate of about 30 percent.
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In closing, Smith referred participants to emergency standards for child care developed by Save the Children and the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (now Child Care Aware) .3 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Among many other organizations, FEMA has recently embraced and encouraged a "whole community" approach when it comes to emergency planning and response and recovery.
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Patricia Wright, national director of autism services at Easter Seals, said that in 2012, the organization provided direct service to 1.6 million people with disabilities in the United States, more than half of whom were children. Wright listed 13 categories of disability: specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, hearing impairments, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, visual impairments, multiple disabilities, deafblindness, autism, traumatic brain injury, and developmental delay.
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Organizations with disability expertise to share include, for example, the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Family Voices, Community Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Centers for Independent Living. Engaging Faith Communities The American religious landscape is a mosaic, as diverse as the population, said Peter Gudaitis, chief response officer for New York Disaster Interfaith Services and president of the National Disaster Interfaiths Network.
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. To improve disaster planning for children, he said, we need greater religious literacy and competency in emergency management and public health; competent government outreach to congregations, faith-based organizations, and religious families; and education for religious leaders on the needs of children in disasters and the effects of emotional and spiritual trauma.
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The council is comprised of 13 diverse leaders from across the country, ranging in age from 13 to 17, who have demonstrated a willingness to represent the youth perspective on emergency preparedness and to take information back to their communities. Members of the Youth Preparedness Council work on yearlong projects, help to set up 6 More information on the tip sheets for congregations and community partners is available at http://www.n-din.org (accessed September 9, 2013)
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She added that members of the Youth Preparedness Council have been teaching their advisors how youth use social media tools and how social media can better be used for outreach. Engaging different parts of the community for their input on planning and assistance in outreach can be a great tool for jurisdictions as they try to promote more awareness and identify gaps in the response and recovery frameworks.
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