Course Offering
Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters(WEM)
Start Date:05/15/2012
End Date:05/15/2012
Hours:8
Facility:Warrensburg Fire Station 2
Lodging:Comfort Inn
Sponsor(s):Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
Description:This workshop provides planning guidance that can be incorporated into existing shelter resourcing plans to State emergency managers and shelter planners/managers to meet access and functional needs in general population shelters, whether government, NGO, faith- or private-based to meet the access and functional needs of children and adults. It is intended to provide assistance in understanding the requirements related to sheltering children and adults with functional support needs in general population shelters. This workshop reviews the requisite federal guidelines identifying methods of achieving a lawful and equitable program through the delivery of FNSS for children and adults.