Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center Lessons Learned Through the North Minneapolis May 22nd Tornado Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center is an IPSII Inc. Project #90DN0277 twister Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 2 Christa and Kenny under a tree IPSII Inc. IPSII Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 2002. Our Board of Directors is comprised of people with disabilities and their families. Our Mission is to increase Independence, Productivity, Self Determination, Integration & Inclusion [IPSII] for people with disabilities and their families. Day at the Capitol Pathways 2010.jpg Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 3 Our Mission Is to increase Independence, Productivity, Self Determination, Integration & Inclusion [IPSII] for people with disabilities and their families. We achieve our mission through our grant activities, analysis of public policy and advocacy. Minneapolis http://www.avenuesoverseas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/minneapolis.jpg Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 4 North Minneapolis Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 5 Donella & Tiasha Vote Sign 9 North Minneapolis Hit by Foreclosures Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 6 http://www.pushedtoshove.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/north_minneapolis_foreclosures.png Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center Being Prepared Center is an IPSII Inc. project and is a grant of national significance, funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration on Developmental Disabilities A Project of National Significance 90DN0277. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 7 DSC02183.JPG My Personal Emergency Preparedness Plan Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 8 Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 9 Our first training was held on Saturday, May 21st Have you been in a tornado? Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 10 C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\0UKMK54B\MC900078622[1].wmf Sunday, May 22nd •On Sunday May 22nd an F1 Tornado hit North Minneapolis •Winds of 73-112 mph •200 or so people displaced by the storm made their way to an emergency shelter a •Three-day 9 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew was imposed to help emergency workers move around and to prevent looting of damaged homes and businesses •One person died, 30 people were taken to hospitals http://www.startribune.com/local/122417279.html Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 11 Path of North Minneapolis Tornado Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 12 tornado exclusion zone.jpg Looting Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 13 http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/sites/tcdailyplanet.net/files/2011/May/May_22_2011_190_BLO_roof_gone.jpg Damaged Business Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 14 http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/630*420/3TORNADO0603.jpg Destruction of Homes Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 15 http://the2012source.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/minneapolis_tornado2.jpg Destruction of Vehicles Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 16 http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdu-vUJjExBBHzeoKg9BMEjDyHCBakYM3Ck9WhQbfWouYQiYfx 2400 Block of Penn Ave. North Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 18 http://finance-commerce.com/files/2011/07/Tornado21.jpg Do you live or work in a poor urban community? Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 19 C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\0UKMK54B\MC900078622[1].wmf Lessons Learned •North Minneapolis citizens who were already stressed by lack of housing, jobs and crime required a great deal of support •Low property values and rental properties impacted housing •Crime impacted the response, recovery and mitigation efforts. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 20 Challenge of Urban Communities Families of individuals with access or functional needs chose to stay in their homes even though their yards were littered with live electrical wires, presence of gas leak, no power or water. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 21 Promising Practice Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 22 http://swjournal.com/publications/southwest/images/stories/17016/tor-%20briggs%20fam%204.jpg Urban community members included in local, state and national emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation programs Challenge of Urban Communities Community members who have access and functional needs, citizens who are non-readers, new immigrants and others with reading challenges, must have emergency preparedness information in a format they can understand. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 23 Promising Practice Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 24 Through Being Prepared Personal Emergency Preparedness Plan individuals with reading challenges including individuals with access or functional needs can full participate in the development of their Plan Replication Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 25 Being Prepared My Emergency Preparedness Plan is being used by the State of Georgia for individuals moving out of their state institutions into community placements. .The Center is Funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration on Developmental Disabilities A Project of National Significance 90DN0277 .The purpose of the Center is to provide information and training to at least sixty individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, so they can develop their own emergency preparedness plan for emergency events and remain intact and self sufficient each year of this three year grant. .In addition, we will train at least five first responders groups on Positive Behavioral Interventions each year of this three year grant. In the past, individuals with developmental disabilities have been removed from emergency shelters due to their challenging behavior. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 26 Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center Our Partners •Local Official, –MN State Senator Ken Kelash; •Self-Advocacy Organization Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, –Nick Willkie; •Developmental Disabilities Network, –Colleen Wieck, Ph.D. MN Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, –Pam Hoopes, JD, MN Disability Law Center, –Sharon S. Mule, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration a Center for Excellence in Developmental Disability, .Juli Leerseen, The Hub .Jerry Mellum, Hennepin County Additional Members who stated that they would like to be kept apprised. .Sergeant Beth Roberts, City of Richfield Police Department oSergeant Roberts has agreed to be the liaison between the Center and First Responders .STAR Program .MN Department of Health .MN Red Cross .MN Department of Health and Human Services .Other Members as requested by Planning Committee, Pathways MN Youth Center Advisory Committee or staff Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 27 Being Prepared: MN Emergency Preparedness Center is One of Five Centers in the US. Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 28 IPSII Inc. [Minnesota] University of Hawaii University of Delaware University of North Carolina Chapel Hill New Jersey Center on Disability Questions? Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 29 C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\0UKMK54B\MC900078622[1].wmf Contact Information Julie Kenney, MPA Executive Director IPSII Inc. 6611 Lynwood Blvd Richfield, MN 55423 612.861.3215 Julie.kenneyipsiiinc@gmail.com www.ipsiiinc.com Being Prepared is an IPSII Inc. project. 9.1.11 30 Julie, Joe & Mike Kenney The End