Related Resources: AARP Disaster Resilience and Preparedness Tool Kit

Visit AARP.org/DisasterResilience to order or download the AARP Disaster Resilience and Preparedness Tool Kit

From AARP

• AARP.org/Caregiving

• AARP Community Challenge                                                      

• AARP Create the Good                                                                                 

• AARP Foundation                                                                                          

• AARP Fraud Watch Network                                                                               

• AARP Livable Communities Map                                                                

• AARP Livability Index                                                                                           

• AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities                       

• AARP.org/Personal-Technology

• AARP Policy Book                                                                                          

• AARP State Offices                                                                                        

Search AARP.org for additional articles and resources, including: “How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster,” “How Caregivers Can Prepare for Natural Disasters,” “How to Recover From a Natural Disaster,” “Essential Items for an Emergency To-Go Bag,” “Essential Technology for Natural Disasters,” “Essential Tips for Natural Disaster Readiness,” “Preparing People 50-Plus for Emergencies,” “Pet Safety Tips for Emergencies and Disasters” and “Prepare Together: Work With Neighbors on Disaster Readiness”

Worksheets, Fact Sheets, Tools and Trainings

• Alzheimer’s Association: Preparing for Emergencies

• Centers for Disease Control: How to Create an Emergency Water Supply

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Get Prepared Before a Disaster or Emergency Strikes

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Start Recovering and Rebuilding Your Financial Life

• Federal Communications Commission: Wireless Emergency Alerts

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Flood Map Service Center

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Replacing Vital Documents

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning

• FoodSafety.gov

• Mental, Emotional, Social and Spiritual Health (MESSH) Training

• Mount Washington Valley Age Friendly Community: Emergency Bag Checklist and Emergency Disaster Kit

• Ready.gov: Build A Kit

• Ready.gov: Evacuation

• Ready.gov: Make A Plan

• Ready.gov: Recovering from Disaster

• Strongward Risk Navigator, Resource Library, Courses and Trainings (download a Sample Home Emergency Checklist)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture: Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies (Power Outages, Floods and Fires)

• U.S. Census Bureau: Community Resilience Estimates Viewer

• U.S. Climate Resilience Tool Kit

• U.S. Geological Survey: ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System

Additional Resources

• Administration for Community Living: Aging and Disability Networks

• Center for Disaster Philanthropy

• Columbia Climate School National Center for Disaster Preparedness

• Enterprise.org: Impact Area - Resilience

• Habitat for Humanity: Disaster Response

• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Disaster Readiness

• National Fire Protection Association: Education and Research

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.gov/Climate)

• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

• National Weather Service (Weather.gov)

• Rebuilding Together: Disaster Readiness and Recovery

• Silver Jackets

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Disaster Distress Helpline

• Urban Institute: Disaster Recovery and Mitigation

• USA.gov: Disasters and Emergencies

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Solutions: Disaster Response and Resiliency

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Disasters

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Resilience

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Disaster Resources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth Strategies Disaster Resilience and Recovery