CaliforniaVolunteers: Disaster Corps

The CaliforniaVolunteers Disaster Corps will be a cadre of 1,000 government-affiliated trained volunteers who devote their time, effort, and passion in all phases of emergency management: preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. The initiative will provide a standard system for training, certifying, and classifying disaster volunteers and their programs. This system, developed by subject matter experts throughout the state, will professionalize Disaster Corps volunteers and fully integrate them into the state’s emergency management system. In addition, Disaster Corps volunteers will meet security screening guidelines and be registered as Disaster Service Worker Volunteers.

The CaliforniaVolunteers Disaster Corps will ultimately make California’s communities safer, stronger, and more resilient.