For all Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative media inquiries please send a detailed request to the media contacts below.
Jonathan Sury
National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP)
Project Director | Communications & Field Operations
646.845.2317
jjs2154@columbia.edu
Evan Berland
GSK
Director, US Corporate Communications, GSK
w 215.751.5497
evan.a.berland@gsk.com
Media Highlights and Significant Events
National
2021
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Earth Institute, Columbia University, Future COVID-19 Relief Should Focus More on Children – January 25, 2021
2020
- Earth Institute, Columbia University, New Guidance for Communicating With Kids About COVID-19 – August 19, 2020
- Resilient Children Resilient Communities, Twitter, 2019 Year RCRC Initiative Year in Review – March 3, 2020
- Earth Institute, Columbia University, Pod of the Planet Ep.2: Disasters Won’t Wait – February 12, 2020
- RCRC PAN, Peer Assistance Network. Whole Community Inclusive Emergency and Disaster Management Webinar – January 30, 2020
2019
- Natural Hazards Center, Research Counts. From the Ground Up: Building Child-Focused Community Resilience – November 8, 2019
- The Hill, Deadly extreme weather is the new normal – March 23, 2019
- NBC News, Planning recovery for some of the most vulnerable victims of a disaster – March 2019
2018
- GSK US [Video] – 25 Million people were affected by hurricanes across the US in just 1 year. That’s why GSK works with resilience and relief partners such as NCDP and Save the Children. – December 2018
- RCRC Initiative Award, GSK announces a grant to protect children in North Carolina, Puerto Rico from disaster – November 18, 2018
- US Chamber Commerce Foundation, Recognized for Best Disaster Response & Community Resilience Program Award for the RCRC Initiative with Save the Children, funded by GSK – November 16, 2018
- Press Release, New online toolbox equips parents, communities with tools to keep children safe in disasters – June 18, 2018
- Webinar, RCRC Toolbox release webinar – June 15, 2018
- Congressional Briefing, Washington D.C. – April 17, 2018
2017
- Presentation, IAEM 2017 annual meeting – November 11, 2017
- Award, Safe America Foundation award – October 26, 2017
- Policy Briefing, Safe America Foundation – September 7, 2017
- STC Voices from the Field blog, Taking the scary out of disasters for kids – August 10, 2017
- Presentation, NACCHO Preparedness Summit – April 24, 2017
- Child Care Aware Policy Summit, Washington, DC – April 1, 2017
- The Hill, Think of the children when disasters strike – March 25, 2017
2016
- The Hill, Resilient children/resilient communities” A roadmap for national disaster resilience – November 7, 2016
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) conference – May 16, 2016
- FEMA, National Strategy for Youth Preparedness Meeting – February 29, 2016
- NCDP, National opinion survey data webinar – February 9, 2016
- NCDP, Children in disasters: Do Americans feel prepared? – February 2016
2015
- Press Release, Partnership to help communities protect and care for children impacted by disasters – June 11, 2015
Local
2021
- Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet, Putting Children at the Forefront of Disaster Policy – April 26, 2021
- Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet, Priorizando a los Niños en la Política Pública en Desastres – April 26, 2021
- The Robesonian, CIS Receives Grant that will help Target Childhood Traumas – February 2, 2021
2020
- Off Script with Trish Glose, Episode 114: Disaster Preparedness, What’s Next, Making a Rebuilding Plan – September 16, 2020
- The Highlands, Latest Coronavirus Updates, Children of Putnam and COVID-19 Webinar – May 31, 2020
- The Patch, Helping Children Through Pandemic: Putnam Experts – May 7, 2020
- Hamlet Hub, Child Advocates Offer Advice about Protecting Children in COVID-19 Crisis – May 5, 2020
- Encore, Film: Understanding Trauma: NHC Resiliency Task Force offers virtual screenings of informative documentary – April 21, 2020
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Voices of the RCRC Community Resilience Coalition in Humacao, Puerto Rico – February 6, 2020
2019
- WMBF News, Robeson County leaders focus on program to protect children during natural disasters – November 8, 2019
- Visión, Recuperación de las communidades luego de un desastre – October 24, 2019
- Press Release, Mayagüez and Humacao Host Action Planning Workshops Focused on Needs of Children in Disasters [English and Español] – October 15, 2019
- WECT News 6, New Hanover County hosts workshop focused on the needs of children in disasters – April 4, 2019
- Press Release, New Hanover County hosts action planning workshop focused on needs of children in disasters – April 4, 2019
2018
- AEMA Washington County Emergency Management Award – September 6, 2018
2017
- Putnam County Resilience Symposium – October 24, 2017
- Peekaboonwa Family Magazine, Northwest Arkansas, Childcare Aware – August 31, 2017
- Putnam County Community Resilience Coalition Progress Report – August 2017
- Washington County Functional Exercise, AR – May 8, 2017
- Video: NCDP’s Jeff Schlegelmilch describes the functional exercise in Washington County (Twitter)
- Video: Director John Luther discusses the balance of the planning process and partnerships in emergency planning (Twitter)
- Video: Barbara Garbarino from the Putnam County Community Resilience Coalition shares the values she sees in conducting exercises (Twitter)
- Video: Co-director Michelle Wynn shares her experiences in the recent Washington County functional exercise (Twitter)
- Putnam Daily Voice, Emergency responders converge at Putnam Disaster Exercise – May 6, 2017
- Putnam County Online, Disaster exercise to safeguard children conducted by Putnam County; Health Department, Emergency Services and community organizations rehearse how to serve the needs of youngest residents – May 4, 2017
- Washington County CRC Communications Workshop – May 1, 2017
2016
- NWA News, Disaster training in Washington County – November 16, 2016
- Washington County Tabletop Exercise – November 15, 2016
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine – Child Health Working Group – November 1, 2016
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals Baseball Game – September 1, 2016
- Child Care Aware of NWA, Keeping Washington County’s Children Safe – 2016