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CERT is an essential program that makes our community safer and stronger. They provide free emergency preparedness training that teaches participants lifesaving skills like first aid, basic fire suppression, and search and rescue techniques. If a major disaster strikes, professional first responders will not be able to get to everyone at first and will prioritize the hardest-hit areas. Trained CERTs can keep themselves, their families, and their neighbors safe during these first critical hours.
Seth supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!This is an incredibly short-sited decision to take away resources that help the community be prepared and able to sustain themselves and their neighbors during a disaster. As a former local and national disaster volunteer for the American Red Cross, I know that these are critically important offerings in our community, especially given the uncertainty of the current administration with regards to disaster response and public health and safety. CERT is a bargain!!! Fairfax County needs CERT!!!
Kelly supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!I am a member of CERT 113 along with my husband. We did this because we want our community to be prepared in case of an emergency. We were hit by the tornado that came down Braddock Road -we were without power for a week. We were hard hit by the derecho and again without power for a week during the heat wave. We have older residents (I am now one) in our neighborhood and we want to be able to help assess our own community’s needs so that valuable emergency resources are sent where they are needed most.
We can triage situations and minor injuries, we can organize the community during a disaster.
CERT is a small expense for the huge return by all its volunteers!
Becky supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!CERT was directly responsible for my family's preparedness to handle a local emergency before fire and rescue arrived. Thanks to CERT, I and my family had the resources to get out safely and save our house from damage. The program provides citizens with real, tangible skills and resources, to take burden off our public safety professionals and fill in gaps. It makes our communities safer and saves the time, effort, and funding of the county.
Rory supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!As an older member of the community, I appreciate the training CERT provides so we can help ourselves as well as our neighbors as needed in case of a disaster in the area. Cutting 34k from the budget to look like you are doing something, is like challenging a flood with a teacup.
R supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!Think how incredibly useful it is to have members of the public trained in emergency response and be able to augment the professional responders. I have used the Heimlich procedure once, successfully, keeping a total stranger from chocking in a restaurant. Additionally, I have used CPR once, sadly unsuccessfully, to try to save a co-worker. There were almost 50 people working on the floor and only two of us responded. De-funding CERT is penny-wise and pound-foolish!!!!!
Elise supported: Save Fairfax County CERT from being eliminated!I am an AmeriCorps alumni. I served in the North Central region, and those ten months gave me the character growth I needed to become a better person. I made lifelong friends and developed skills that will benefit me later in life, while also doing good volunteer work. I felt good, better than I had in a long time, and the knowledge that this program might be gone for good makes me depressed. I had plans to join again after I get my degree, but with the defunding, disbanding, and dismantling, I'm not sure if that'll be possible. But if we get this petition to the right people, more young Americans, including myself, will be able to travel the country and help people along the way.
Connor supported: Save Americorps NCCCThere is an incredibly strong business case for maintaining Americorps NCCC. In addition to creating positive change for service members, the people and communities served greatly benefit. These are Americans helping Americans. And the impact doesn’t end with a member’s service term or with the completion of a project. The program creates a synergistic effect for all involved, leading to more engaged and dedicated American citizens. This is something to be proud of, from the program’s inception, across its history, AND now. The cost savings from the slash of NCCC is a mere drop in the bucket, and the value lost—tangible and intangible—will ripple across this country. Save Americorps NCCC. - Jill, Blue 7, SE Region, 2001-2002
Jill supported: Save Americorps NCCCAmeriCorps service is crucial for our communities and for fostering a love of service in our workforce. My experience as a VISTA profoundly shaped my career and our colleagues in the NCCC do incredible work filling holes in service delivery.
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