Students in grades 8 through 11 are invited to apply to FEMA’s Youth Preparedness Council. This program brings teens together from across the country that are interested and engaged in community preparedness. There is a webinar being held today for more information and the application deadline is March 7, 2021. For more information, please visit: https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCom…/s/apply-to-ypc

The National VOAD Long Term Recovery Group Committee is hosting a webinar series to introduce resources designed for State/Territory VOADs to assist in the development of Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRG). This webinar series will equip State/Territory VOAD leadership to utilize these resources, and lead trainings within their State/Territory as needed.

Member Organizations are asked to make nominations for election of Board Members (Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Communications Coordinator) to the Nominating Committee by May 14.  According to our by-laws they must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting (June 14).  Burton Goldstein, Maryland VOAD Board representative to the Nominations Committee, […]

“Ninja Events and the Struggle to Help Marginal Communities Recover”   When:  March 13-14, Noon to Noon Where:  Princess Royale Resort, 9100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842 The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine reports that, “As Earth’s climate has warmed, a new pattern of more frequent and more intense weather events has unfolded around the […]