World Cares Center believes that safe and effective disaster response and recovery depends on a community’s involvement and the integration of spontaneous unaffiliated volunteers into official response plans. WCC empowers communities to work towards their own disaster preparedness and long-term recovery by:

* Collaborating with community-based organizations to provide educational and resilience-building services to communities preparing for and recovering from disaster, emergencies and trauma

* Working with Homeland Security leadership, emergency managers and relief agencies on how to effectively integrate and utilize Spontaneous Unaffiliated Community’s Volunteers (SUCVs) in their disaster response plans

* Preparing SUCVs to safely contribute to local emergency response

* Supporting long-term recovery resiliency in communities affected by disaster

WCC implements its vision of community preparedness and resilience through the work of its two major programs: Disaster Preparation and Trauma Mitigation and September Space Community Resilience Center. Through these two programs, WCC has provided training and supportive services to more than 35,000 individuals affected by disaster.