<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Disaster Services" <<a href="mailto:cncs@delivery.nationalservice.gov">cncs@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>CNCS Disaster Brief Update 06/14/2013</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">June 14, 2013 12:14:38 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:cncs@delivery.nationalservice.gov">cncs@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a><br></span></div><br><!--?xml version="1.0"?-->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>
CNCS Disaster Brief Update 06/14/2013
</title>
<div style="font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.5;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin: 0;padding: 0;width:100%!important">
<table width="700" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tbody><tr>
<td>
<a name="gd_top"></a><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" class="gd_tbl_wrap"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #DCDCDC;margin: 0; padding: 0; width:100%!important;" bgcolor="#DCDCDC"><table id="gd_ab_main_tab" width="600" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px; text-align: left; margin: 20px auto;">
<tbody><tr><td id="gd_ab_header" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Masthead" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; border: none; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 0px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: right; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="right">Having trouble viewing this email? <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCNCS/bulletins/7f4c40">View it as a Web page</a>.</p><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2012/10/132046/153576/gd-disasterbrief-banner-editable_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 86px; border: 0px;" alt="Disaster Brief Banner" width="600" height="86"></td></tr>
<tr><td id="gd_ab_main_body" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Main body" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; border: none; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 10px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: verdana, geneva; text-align: center; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; " align="center">CNCS Disaster Brief Update 06/14/2013</h1><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><table class="gd_combo_table" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr class="gd_combo_first_image"><td class="gd_combo_image_cell" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 3px;" valign="top"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2013/06/190566/194092/img-3426_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 286px; height: 191px; border: 0px;" alt="Megan Helton (Texas Conservation Corps), explains the organization of the flow chart at the JFO in Oklahoma City on response to the tornado." width="286" height="191"></td><td class="gd_combo_spacer" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"></td><td class="gd_combo_text_cell" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span><b>National Service Responds to the Oklahoma Tornadoes: Photos</b></span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Working closely with federal, state, and local officials, CNCS began deploying <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps" style="color: #076BAA;">AmeriCorps members</a> to the region on Tuesday, May 21. As of Friday, June, 14, over 170 AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers were on the ground. Check out these photos and more on our <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://photos.nationalservice.gov/Disaster/Oklahoma-Tornado-May-2013" style="color: #076BAA;">photo page</a>. </p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span><b>OK Tornadoes</b></span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">National Service Response</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>On Wednesday June 12, CNCS CEO, Wendy Spencer and Senior Advisor for Disaster Services, Kelly DeGraff, traveled to Oklahoma to meet with OK officials including the Mayor of Moore - </span><span>Glenn Lewis</span><span> , FEMA FCO - Sandy Coachman, National VOAD and OK VOAD partners, AmeriCorps members + Senior Corps volunteers, and community members. </span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>During the trip they heard countless testimonies from local partners on the
importance of national service.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>During a meeting community members and
leaders </span><span>wanted
to know how to help the AmeriCorps members serving in their communities,
demonstrating the community’s resilience and compassion in the face of
disaster.</span> <span><br></span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>Over 170 AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers have responded to the tornadoes and storms in OK. </span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">AmeriCorps c<span>oordination with FEMA and VOAD – Volunteer and Donations Management</span></p><ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">5 AmeriCorps St. Louis members - volunteer and donations managment</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">10 Texas Conservation Corps members - volunteer and donations managment</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">13 Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa members - volunteer and donations managment</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>9 AmeriCorps NCCC members - </span>volunteer and donations managment</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>2 Equal Justice
Works - survivor legal assistance</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>8 National Red Cross
AmeriCorps National Response Corps members - ERV operations, bulk distribution, client casework, sheltering, community partnership services</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>1 American Red Cross, MI AmeriCorps member - Feeding / Sheltering</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>3 American Red Cross of the Inland NW AmeriCorps members - Feeding /
Sheltering</span></li></ul><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">FEMA Corps </p><ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">11 teams, with 90 members deployed</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">Teams are providing Disaster Survivor Assistance to
address the immediate and emerging needs of the impacted communities,
supporting Logistics section and supporting VALs with volunteer and donations
information gathering, outreach and community response and recovery
activities</li></ul><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Senior Corps: RSVP </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">25 volunteers trained
and assigned to man Homeowner Assistance Hotline at 211</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">3 volunteers at United
Way office fielding calls from persons affected by disasters</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">2 volunteers at shelters</li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">1 volunteer at Infant
Crisis Center, caring for the children while parent is assessed for
emergency food/diapers</li></ul><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span><b>CO Forest Fires </b></span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Fire began June 11 in Black Forest, north of Colorado Springs. Mandatory evacuations for 13,000 homes / 38,000 individuals. Voluntary evacuations are also in effect. Over 360 homes lost, no containment – now the largest fire in Colorado history.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">National Service Response</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">10 AmeriCorps NCCC members from the Denver campus were some of the first firefighters to respond to the Black Forest fire in Colorado Springs. They have been on site of the fire sawing, digging line, cold trailing and trying to save houses. The fire continues to grow with no containment at this time and is over 8500 acres with over 38,000 people evacuated. It expanded to Douglas and Elbert counties yesterday. Structures lost are estimated at 360. Type 1 incident team is now in lead on fire fighting efforts.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; "> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2013/06/190686/194058/fire4-c19-blackforestfire_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 580px; height: 393px; border: 0px;" alt="AmeriCorps NCCC members work the Black Forest Fire in CO" width="580" height="393"><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: transparent;">Senior Corps RSVP Competition: Disaster Services Technical Assistance Call </b></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks to fund organizations that can demonstrate community impact and solve community problems through a Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for RSVP grants. CNCS intends to fund RSVP grants that support volunteers age 55 years and older serving in a diverse range of activities that meet specific community needs and respond to national performance measures. The performance measures are aligned with regulations in the 2009 Serve America Act and our CNCS Strategic Plan in the following six focus areas: disaster services, economic opportunity; education; environmental stewardship; healthy futures; and veterans and military families.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Senior Corps has scheduled a technical assistance call for organizations engaged in disaster activities that will be held on July 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. </p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">The call-in information is below: </p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">Dial-In Number: 800-621-3587<br>Participant Passcode: 5452187</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">The full text of the RSVP NOFO with available geographic regions can be found at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/RSVPCompetition" style="color: #076BAA;">www.nationalservice.gov/RSVPCompetition</a>. We are hosting other Technical Assistance (TA) calls to answer general questions about this funding opportunity.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">A Senior Corps fact sheet with information about the RSVP program can be found at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/factsheet_seniorcorps.pdf" style="color: #076BAA;">http://www.nationalservice.gov/factsheet_seniorcorps.pdf</a>.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>Please join us on these call if you have an interest in this funding opportunity. Please also feel free to forward this email to other organizations that you think may be </span><span>interested in this funding opportunity.</span></p><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>RESOURCES</b><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>New
Disaster Events</b><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>For
information on new disaster events, please visit <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/index.shtm" style="color: #076BAA;">FEMA’s daily situation report</a>.</span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>CNCS
Disaster Services Knowledge Network</b><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>This <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/disaster-services" style="color: #076BAA;">online network</a> provides a place to share what
works at the intersection of disaster services and national service.</span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>Disaster
Preparedness</b><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>If you
would like to learn more about how to prepare your family and/or community
please visit <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://www.ready.gov/" style="color: #076BAA;">www.ready.gov</a>. </span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><b>Disaster
Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990</b><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>The
Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, year-round crisis counseling and
support. The Helpline is staffed by trained counselors from a network of
crisis call centers located across the United States, all of whom provide:</span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><ul style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>Crisis
counseling for those who are in emotional distress related to any natural
or human-caused disaster</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>Information
on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>Tips
for healthy coping</span></li><li style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family: verdana, geneva; "><span>Disaster-specific
resources and referral information. </span></li></ul><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 0px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>The
</span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/focus-areas/disaster-services/disaster-services-unit" style="color: #076BAA;">Disaster Services Unit</a><span> (DSU) of the </span><span>Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)</span><span> has agency-wide responsibility for coordination
of CNCS disaster services activities. The DSU provides expertise, ongoing
support, and access to a network of dedicated volunteers. CNCS subscribes
to the belief that all disasters are local. Our focus is on enhancing and
adding value to what already exists in communities and infrastructure --
working in partnership with State Service Commissions, local government,
nonprofits, and faith-based organizations.</span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; ">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left"><span>The
Disaster Services Unit can be reached at <a href="mailto:DSU@cns.gov" style="color: #076BAA;">DSU@cns.gov</a> and is staffed by:</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: verdana, geneva; " align="left">
<span>Kelly DeGraff, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Senior Advisor, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.5;">Disaster Services<br class="shift"></span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Katrina French, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Program Officer, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Disaster Services <br class="shift"></span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Jen Prall, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Program Officer, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Disaster Services <br class="shift"></span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Jason Scott, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Program Officer, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Disaster Services </span></p></td></tr>
<tr><td id="gd_ab_footer" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Footer" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; border: none; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 5px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div id="mail_footer">
<table style="width: 700px;" border="0" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"><img src="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2013/01/145940/cncs-emailfooter-2013_original.jpg" border="0" width="700" height="50" usemap="#Map">
<map id="Map" name="Map">
<area shape="rect" coords="1,0,35,48" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://twitter.com/nationalservice" alt="Twitter">
<area shape="rect" coords="34,0,61,47" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&https://www.facebook.com/nationalservice" alt="Facebook">
<area shape="rect" coords="60,1,91,48" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.youtube.com/nationalservice" alt="YouTube">
<area shape="rect" coords="93,1,700,47" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&112&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov" alt="National Service Website">
</map>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: 'times new roman', times;">Questions? <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&113&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/contact-us" target="_blank">Contact Us</a></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: 'times new roman', times;">SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&114&&&https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCNCS/subscriber/new" target="_blank">Manage Preferences</a></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"> <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&115&&&https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCNCS/subscriber/one_click_unsubscribe?verification=5.d7e7da89a80246f1b2dc022dbc48d84f&destination=ds94124@aol.com" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><a href="mailto:support@govdelivery.com">Help</a></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: 'times new roman', times;">This service is provided to you at no charge by <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&116&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/">Corporation for National and Community Service</a>.</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="tagline">
<hr>
<table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="color: gray; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;" width="89%">This email was sent to <a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a> using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Corporation for National & Community Service · 1201 New York Avenue, NW · Washington, DC 20525 · (202) 606- 5000 · (800) 833-3722</td>
<td width="11%" align="right"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NjIxMzYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&117&&&http://www.govdelivery.com/portals/powered-by" target="_blank"><img src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/logo_gd_poweredby.gif" border="0" alt="Powered by GovDelivery" width="115" height="35"></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<img src="http://cdn.mailscanner.info/1x1spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://links.govdelivery.com/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwNjE0LjE5OTg0NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDYxNC4xOTk4NDYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNzYyMTM2MSZlbWFpbGlkPWRzOTQxMjRAYW9sLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=" /></div>
</blockquote></div><br></body></html>