NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities Offers Emergency Preparedness Seminars

The first trainings were provided to people who live in group homes and supervised apartments. Additional trainings were completed during October and November of 2008.

The 2009 trainings will kick off in September for National Preparedness Month. The Council will again provide emergency preparedness training for people with developmental disabilities who live in group homes and supervised apartments. The training is focused on “individual responsibility” in emergency planning and includes descriptions such as what is an emergency.

The trainings will take place from September through November. The 2009 target area is Burlington County. Trainers, Frank Latham and Self-Advocates are available during the day or evening Monday through Thursday. Contact Program Coordinator, Jane Dunhamn for appointments at 609.984.3379 and jane.dunhamn@njcdd.org


Feedback from previous trainings:

“Thank you for the green Go Bag. Your seminar was fun, entertaining and very informative. I hope we can work on this program for our chapter for next year.”

“The best part of all is that attendees are asking staff for their assistance to complete the booklet and information card. Participants also want to follow through on packing their Go Bags. I was amazed at the desire to take on this responsibility because in the past the reaction was this was the staff’s job.”

"It shouldn't take another great tragedy to remind us how important it is to be prepared for any emergency," Jane Dunhamn.
Getting Ready for an Emergency
(Click here to see a copy of the Council's guide to help in preparing for an emergency--use the scroll down button to move from page to page)

Getting Ready for an Emergency

(Click here to see a copy of the Council's guide to help in preparing for an emergency--use the scroll down button to move from page to page)