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FEMA: Reaching Washington State’s Diverse Communities

Organization(s):Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Location:Washington
Year: 2009
Available at:www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47678   (report broken link)
Description:

FEMA has made a comprehensive to effort inform all Washington residents of the federal recovery aid that is available to those affected by the severe winter weather that swept across the state in mid-January. FEMA representatives contacted 364 community-based organizations, 759 faith-based organizations, and partnered with tribal leaders to assure that all communities were aware of the aid they were eligible for. Several teams of multi-lingual representatives met with members of diverse communities and have been invited to speak on Spanish-language radio stations and at Buddhist congregations. 

Language(s):English
Communities:Vietnamese; Laotian; Hispanic or Latino; Mexican American; Hmong; Korean; Chinese; Russian; Ukrainian; Thai; Croatian; Khmer/Cambodian; Albanian; Tagalog
Subtopic:
Phase 7 - Recovery
Building Partnerships
Natural Disasters
Target Audience:Emergency Planners & Managers; Public Health Professionals; Local/Community; Government
Resource Type:
Government