Preparedness Isn't Optional, It's Essential
Designed specifically for youth, our immersive curriculum offers hands-on training, expert-led workshops, and real-world simulations. From navigating natural disasters to addressing urban emergencies, STGS serves as the bridge connecting disaster prep to the youth.
Prepare. Mitigate. Respond. Recover.
A Parent's Guide: Why Youth Disaster Preparedness Is A Must
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Safety
Trained youth are empowered to act swiftly during emergencies, potentially saving lives and reducing injuries.
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Community Role
Trained youth familiar with preparedness can assist in efficient distribution of resources during crisis.
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Innovative Solutions
Young minds can bring fresh, new approaches to disaster management.
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Peer Influence
Trained youth can trailblaze awareness trends, encouraging and educating their families and peers, amplifying communal preparedness.
Learning Objectives
Prepare
| Become familiarized with natural disaster risks in your community
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| Become familiarized with natural disaster risks in your region
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| Know how to prepare effective emergency plans that include children, pets, elderly and disabled
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| Build effective emergency kits designed for homes, offices, and vehicles
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| Read maps and plot offline transportation routes
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| Identify shelter-in-place locations
Mitigate
| Understand building infrastructures and how they respond to different disasters
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| Identify structural safety hazards
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| Become familiarized with existing and up and coming climate-resilient building infrastructures
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| Become familiarized with Building and Safety codes, laws, rules and regulations
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| Understand Disaster-Related Insurance Options for Homes, Businesses and Vehicles
Respond
| Become familiarized with Offline Communication Channels
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| Explore when and how to properly use key Emergency Kit Tools
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| Identify and Remove Ongoing Hazards
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| Identify and Distribute Use of Resources
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| Exercise Pertinent Survival Skills
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| Exercise Basic CPR and First Aid
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| Identify Aftershocks
Recover
| Stabilize Essential Community Functions
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| Access Essential Services like Food, Water, Utilities, Transportation, and Healthcare
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| Establish and Distribute Recovery Roles
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| Implement De-escalation Strategies that center Empathy, Understanding and Team-Work
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| Connect with First Responders, Local Businesses, Schools and Other Agencies
Close to Home: Key Ventura County Disaster Events
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