Citizen Corps

About Citizen Corps

Get Prepared. Get Trained. Get Involved.

Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience.

Citizen Corps asks you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders, disaster relief, and community safety.

There are currently 2,445 Councils which serve 229,201,751 people or 80% of the total U.S. population.

• American Red Cross Releases Five Year Report on Response to Hurricane Katrina- Aug 12
  
• President Obama Awards Citizen Service Heroes with Medal of Honor- Aug 12
  
• CNCS Announces Grants to Build Nonprofit Capacity, Achieve Greater Results- Aug 12
  
• HHS Announces Availability of Health Center New Access Point Grants- Aug 12
  
• Voluntary Agencies Lead Long-Term Disaster Recovery- Aug 12
  
• The Resilient Communities Initiative- Aug 12
  
• National Weather Service Releases Mid-Year Forecast, Calling For Active Hurricane Season- Aug 11
  
• Web Users Increasingly Rely on Social Media to Seek Help in a Disaster- Aug 11
• FEMA Announces Finalists for National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards- Aug 10
• DHS and FEMA to Host National Dialogue on Preparedness - Aug 6
  
• Secretary Napolitano Announces New Community-Based Law Enforcement Initiatives in Conjunction with National Night Out- Aug 4
• American Red Cross Unveils New, Improved Technology to Help the Public During Disasters- Aug 4
• Antiterrorism Awareness Month- Aug 4
  
• National Night out 2010, America's Night Out Against Crime- Aug 3