Wisconsin Emergency Management Seeking Twenty Individuals to Serve as Part-Time AmeriCorps Members
Friday, July 18th, 2014 -- 9:23 AM
-Wisconsin Emergency Management is seeking twenty community-minded individuals to serve as part-time AmeriCorps members in emergency management offices throughout the state from September 1st, 2014 through August 31st, 2015.AmeriCorps, often referred to as a domestic Peace Corps, places individuals who make a commitment to serving their communities. Members receive a modest living allowance and earn an educational award granted upon the successful completion of their terms of service.
The ReadyWisconsin AmeriCorps Disaster Preparedness Project aims to increase community emergency readiness by delivering preparedness training to organizations and businesses and by recruiting and training local volunteers who can help with response and recovery activities during disasters.
One AmeriCorps member will serve in the Wisconsin Emergency Management central office in Madison and one AmeriCorps member will serve in the Wisconsin Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters office also located in Madison.
Eighteen AmeriCorps members will serve with experienced emergency management directors in their host communities working on these and other projects as well as participating in training and actual emergency response/recovery operations as they occur. The 2014-2015 host communities include Bayfield County, Brown County, the City of Milwaukee, Clark County, Dane County, Eau Claire County, Fond du Lac County, La Crosse County, Milwaukee County, Price County, Richland County, Sawyer County, and Waukesha County.
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