Youth Disaster Preparedness and Education Project
Submitted by katy_irving on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 10:59.
Cardboard Village is an educational program teaching local youth different strategies to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters. Through games, team activities and hands-on experiments participants discover methods to protect their homes and minimize the amount of damage. Participants split into to teams and compete to win money to repair damages and make improvements to their home. In addition to the competitions between teams, there are also community tasks that give everyone to compete for a community prize e.g.
Submitted by lwetzel on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 13:09.
Individuals and families in the general population of Manatee County suffering from inadequate incomes, unemployment or underemployment are vulnerable to all disruptions of daily life and are particularly vulnerable to the effects of major disasters. The expense of preparing for these disasters- such as buying hurricane supplies or even attending a meeting on disaster preparedness is often beyond the means of people already struggling to meet their basic needs. The most vulnerable in these families are the youth and children.
