FEMA’s Individual & Community Preparedness Division is excited to announce the sixth webinar in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series:  National Financial Literacy Month:  Operation HOPE and Emergency Financial Preparedness.  The Community Preparedness Webinar Series provides up-to-date information on community preparedness topics and resources available to citizens, community organizations, and Citizen Corps Councils. This LIVE webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 1st at 2:00 EDT and will provide information about Operation HOPE, presented by HOPE Coalition America (HCA), the emergency preparedness and response division of Operation HOPE, Inc.  Webinar login will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar and registration is not required.  A question and answer period will follow the presentation.

Live Webinar: National Financial Literacy Month:  Operation Hope and Emergency Financial Preparedness– April 1st @ 2:00 pm EDT.

April is National Financial Literacy Month.  Operation HOPE, America’s leading nonprofit social investment banking and financial literacy empowerment organization, has developed a number of initiatives to provide financial literacy, financial preparedness, and financial emergency support. HOPE Coalition America provides free pre-disaster financial preparedness seminars and foreclosure prevention workshops for both individuals and organizations, and provides financial experts to assist communities after a disaster strikes. Operation HOPE and their HOPE Coalition America division serves as a resource network of companies, including banking, financial services, and insurance as well as government, social service and emergency relief organizations that mobilize to respond to disasters. 

This webinar will highlight ways to work with Operation HOPE and resources available to engage community members in steps they should take to be financially prepared in the face of disaster.  Some of the resources which will be highlighted include the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and the Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide (PDPG).  Jason Yancey, Operations Manager from HOPE Coalition America (HCA), will discuss HOPE Coalition America’s function and the importance of financial literacy to disaster preparedness.

The Community Preparedness Webinar Series features new community preparedness topics several times each month and is free to the public. Each webinar will accommodate the first 500 visitors that enter the website at the time of the webinar. In addition to airing live, the webinar will be recorded and viewable at your convenience on the Citizen Corps website (www.citizencorps.gov) usually within 24 hours after the live webcast.  To join the webinar live simply go to:

http://www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/operationhopewebinar.shtm

and click on the button on the upper right side of the page that says “Join the Webinar”. The button will be live 10 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. Sign in as a guest.

If you need special accommodations or require additional assistance to view or listen to this webinar, please email us at citizencorps@dhs.gov no later than 5pm EST on Tuesday, March 30th and we will provide you with additional resources so you may participate.

More details on this webinar and upcoming webinars in the Community Preparedness Webinar Series are available at http://www.citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts.shtm.

Sincerely,

The National Office of Citizen Corps
FEMA Individual & Community Preparedness Division