Disaster Preparedness Challenge!
The H.O.P.E. Challenge May 15 - October 31, 2023
A challenge focused on training and professional development focused on emergency first aid, disaster preparedness, and disaster behavioral health.
2023 H.O.P.E. Challenge Resources
Awards
Nine Nebraska Extension offices participated in the 2022 Disaster Preparedness Challenge. Congratulations to Butler, Cherry, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Holt-Boyd, Lancaster, and Platte County Extension Offices and the Nebraska Extension Dean's Office for submitting disaster preparedness kits!
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Celebrating Nebraska Extension's Disaster Preparedness Efforts
About the 2023 H.O.P.E. Challenge:
Nebraska Extension has partnered with Nebraska Citizen Corps to support opportunities for professional development and trainings focused on emergency first aid, disaster preparedness, and disaster behavioral health. Gather your office team, work with Nebraska Citizen Corps to embrace the challenge and celebrate the efforts you are already doing every day! You may find even more ways to support your resilience with preparedness ideas during this challenge!
Questions?
Contact Soni Cochran, scochran2@unl.edu or Josh Yox, josh.yox@nebraska.gov
This challenge:
- Recognizes September as National Preparedness Month
- Highlights your work and the collaborations that are already happening.
- Builds, expands, and enhances local partnerships.
- Strengthens and support resilience at work, home, and in the community.
Special thanks to Nebraska Emergency Management Agency for their support of Nebraska Extension's preparedness efforts:
Josh Yox, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Long-term Recovery Specialist and Citizen Corps Coordinator