COAD's Children and Family Support Subcommittee is launching this year's information campaign for family emergency preparedness. As our partners, we encourage you to share this information with as many clients and partners as you can so that more people know about the resources available in our community before a disaster happens. The first steps in a response for vulnerable individuals, such as families with young children and infants, is preparedness. Together we can build a more resilient Napa County!

 

This week's topic is: GETTING CONNECTED AND STAYING INFORMED

 

Flyers, in both pdf and jpeg formats, and links are provided for easy sharing. You may use the jpeg images for online sharing, and the pdf versions for printing and sharing hard copies. Feel free to share this information with your distribution list of partners and/or include this information in any newsletters you may send out to the greater community. 

 

 

ENGLISH: "Napa Valley COAD is launching its information campaign for EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR FAMILIES! We are quickly approaching fire season and it's important that families with young children and infants become prepared before a disaster so they can stay safe. The first step of any emergency plan is getting connected to the alerts in your community and staying informed through local family resource centers. Please share this information with friends and family so we can build a more resilient Napa County!

 

SPANISH: "El Napa Valley COAD se complace en lanzar nuestra campaña informativa de la PREPARACIÓN DE EMERGENCIAS PARA FAMILIAS. Nos estamos acercando a la temporada de los incendios y es importante que las familias con niños pequeños y bebés estén preparados antes de que sucede un desastre para que todos se mantengan a salvo. El primer paso de cualquier plan de emergencia es de conectarse a las alertas de su área y de mantenerse informado a través de los centros familiares locales. Por favor comparta esta información con sus familias y amistades para poder hacer más fuerte nuestra comunidad aquí en el condado de Napa."

Alert Napa County is the alert system that Napa County uses to keep the community informed about what may be happening around the county, including emergency messaging. You can sign up for alerts by downloading the Everbridge App to your phone or on your web-browser through the Everbridge website: https://member.everbridge.net/337966681555213/new 

 

You can also sign up for the English text-only alerts by sending your ZIPCODE to 888777. 

To sign up for the Spanish text-only alerts, send one of the following KEYWORDS to 888777.

Napa Valley COAD Meet Your Neighbor Program

The Meet Your Neighbor Program helps promote self-resilience through neighborly connections. Planning and pulling your resources together could help during any emergency. Many families relied on neighbors knocking on their doors during the most recent evacuations to know that it was time to evacuate, so forming these connections early on can help with staying informed and creating an evacuation plan.

Email Abigail Flores if you would like Napa Valley COAD to come to your location for an introductory workshop: abigail@napavalleycoad.org 

Families need to connect to their local resource centers in order to stay connected to the community, below is a short list of some of these centers (may not include all resource centers). Community members may connect to these agencies directly if they have any questions before or during an emergency. These organizations and agencies provide a variety of services for children and families outside of disasters, but surge into action when there is an emergency. 

It's important to involve children in emergency planning so they know what to expect when there's an emergency response. This helps young children feel more secure, knowing there's a plan and steps to follow. Children should be involved at an appropriate level so they are not scared and overwhelmed. 

 

One way young children can prepare for emergencies is learning their parents' or guardian's phone number. This way if they're ever lost or separated, they can ask another adult for help and the parents can be reached.