SHELTER TRENDS: - Emergency Preparedness

Shelter Trends June SHELTER TRENDS: June 2024 Emergency Preparedness Each year, we are seeing more devastating and To understand if shelters are preparing for costly events hit communities across the country.1 emergencies, we asked: Do you have policies or The last year alone has seen intense wildfires an emergency plan in place in preparation for that were felt in all areas of the country, extrem. [...] 5 It was positive to While these events are having an impact on all see that nearly half do have plans in place, as it areas of society, for non-profit organizations they was identified in the Carleton survey that this was are contributing to rising costs and increasing not a high priority area. [...] While it often severity of violence, which we have seen through feels like little can be done in the face of extreme the pandemic at shelters/transition houses (THs) weather, disasters, and pandemics, a plan can throughout the country3. [...] Some keys resources to help build a plan or create policies include: With the onset of the pandemic, many non-profit BC Society of Transition Houses – Emergency organizations began looking at the need for Management and Service Continuity emergency preparedness policies and continuity Programming Planning for Women’s Transition plans. [...] (2020) Tip of the Iceberg: Navigating the Known and Unknown Costs of Climate Change for Canada.