Children & Disasters. Gearing Up for the 2021 Virtual Youth Preparedness Council Summit

 

Children & Disasters

 

Gearing Up for the 2021 Virtual Youth Preparedness Council Summit From Alaska to Massachusetts, ten new members have been selected for FEMA’s Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). These ten new members will join five returning members this July for the three-day Youth Preparedness Council Summit. The theme for this year’s virtual event is “Equity into Everything: Building a Culture of Resilience for the Whole Community.” The Summit will highlight diversity in disaster preparedness and focus on how we can better serve the whole community through collaborative preparedness-related activities and discussion. Our newly appointed Council members are: Ranjana Ramesh – Region I – Massachusetts Megan Cameron – Region II – New York Mirika Jambudi – Region II – New Jersey Beitris Boyreau-Millar – Region III – Maryland Aubrey Dockins – Region IV – Florida Amira Seay – Region VI – Texas Alexia Nastasia – Region VII – Missouri Isaac Doll – Region VIII – Colorado Shivani Jayaprakasam – Region X – Washington Miles Butler – Region X – Alaska With an already impressive dedication to preparedness and public service – training fellow cadets in Civil Air Patrol, advocating for pet safety considerations in disaster planning, encouraging mental health education, or promoting underserved community representation – these ten new members hope to make their communities safer and more resilient. Read More…