New Hanover County has established a Citizen Corps Council composed of representatives of organizations which have a vested interest in helping citizens to become more aware and better trained in emergency preparedness.  The goal of the Council is to coordinate the provision of emergency preparedness training and other related activities offered to the citizens of the County resulting in a safer community.

The Council consists of representatives of the following  sectors of the community: volunteer organizations, local government, the faith-based community, the Hispanic community, neighborhoods, veterans, the African-American community, senior citizens, businesses, schools, and civic organizations. If your organization would like to become involved in the New Hanover County Citizen Corps Council, please call 798-6900. If you would like to read about Citizen Corps Councils, you may do so by viewing www.citizencorps.gov. 

One of the County programs that offers emergency preparedness training falls under the Citizen Corps umbrella. It is the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. To read more about CERT, please view our CERT page.

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