We rally people at the local level around causes.  For each identified local are of concern we seek to  provide information, opportunities for involvement and a strategic task force in order to develop and implement tangible solutions.

Emergency Preparedness

Information

Statistcis show that most people have unfortunately adopted the following emergency preparedness plan:

"It won't happen here.  If it does happen here, it won't affect me.  If it
does affect me, it won't be that bad.  If it is that bad, I can't do
anything about it anyway!"

This is what experts call the universal disaster plan.  Is it yours?!

The reality is that:

• Our ports have been identified by the federal government as prime terrorist targets.
• Greater Long Beach is on the Newport/Inglewood earthquake fault line. 
• 9-1-1 dispatch will be unable to respond to every emergency call. 
• 3 out of 7 Long Beach Police Officers live out of the immediate Long Beach area.
• Long Beach Fire Department has 133 fire fighters on duty at any time.  This means there is 1 firefighter for every 3,760 residents.
• Only 1 out of 30 people are prepaired to sustain themselves for the critical 7-10 day period following a major disaster. 

For more information on Emergency Preparedness in Long Beach click here.

Opportunities for Involvement

The Kingdom Causes Emergency Preparedness Task Force's mission is to coordinate emergency preparedness among neighbors by mobilizing worship centers (and their congregants) to advocate in their neighborhood and to be key identifiable resources in the city's overall emergency preparedness plan.  Our worship center enrollment plan starts with a breakdown of the city into 24 Emergency Preparedness Zones (EP Zones).  Within each of these EP Zones, we are committed to systematically identifying and leveraging the influence and resources of various local worship centers.  Once identified, each worship center will be assigned a designated Area of Responsibility (AOR).  These local worship centers, once equipped and trained, will be able to serve their neighbors in some very tangible and important ways as they function as hubs of information and care, while fostering a local sense of security and preparedness.  There are four levels of involvement:

Currently we are working with a few local congregations with worship facilities to help them establish a Level 2 team at their site.  We are excited about these pilot projects and hope to have them fully functional in the next couple months.  They are excited about the incredible opportunity that they have to genuinely seek the best interests of their neighborhoods!  So far, we are working with the following congregations:

Glad Tidings (district 8)
The River (district 8)
Word of God Faith Center (district 7)

For more information, or to be contacted by a member of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force, please fill out and submit the form below.

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