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Events and Training

March 2024

Emotional Resiliency & Helping Others for Workers

March 6th at The Hope Program

March 6, 2024
The Hope Program

Brooklyn, NY

10 am-3:00 pm

Session One: Introduction to Emotional Resiliency: 1-Hour (Spanish and English)

Information and resources will be shared on currently known mental health and emotional resiliency stressors workers could be exposed to in the workplace including the impact of high-risk work environments, exposure to COVID, workplace violence, and more.

Workers will be introduced to these exposures in addition to understanding signs of suicidal thoughts and methods to mitigate their impact and build a resiliency tool kit. Information will be shared on how each type of stressor can impact workers and their families and methods for reducing workplace exposure and risk including implementing a resiliency plan and where to access support in the workplace as well as outside resources.

Learners will understand the signs of stress and gain an understanding of how to manage their stress as well as the resources available to them.

Session Two: Helping Others Through Difficult Times: 3-Hour

Information and resources will be shared on how workers and managers can implement a peer support initiative building from the Resilient Worker Training 1.

Learners will understand how to identify if a co-worker is under emotional stress and ways to provide peer support by adopting an Emotional First Aid model. Peer workers and managers will be introduced to methods to help impacted workers mitigate the impact of their stress and apply a resiliency tool kit.

Information will be shared on the boundaries that are needed to ensure the helper is protected as well as a clear understanding of their peer role, by no means are they clinicians or therapists.

This is a closed session for The Hope Program. To schedule your free training for your group of 12 or more email Hedy Veith at implementation@worldcares.org

 

This free training and materials are produced under grant number SH-000047-SH3 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

March 2024

Spring Trainers Exchange

9:00am-5:00pm

Welcome Dinner at 5:30pm

March 12, 2024
World Cares Center
520 8th Avenue
Suite 2018
NYC, NY 10018

10 am-5:00 pm
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided

This trainers exchange is a closed event. For those interested in becoming a World Cares Center trainer or learning more, please email Hedy Veith at Implementation@worldcares.org.

 

This free training and materials are produced under grant number SH-000047-SH3 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

March 2024

Managing Managers Stress & Building a Resilient Team. Free Training

10:00 AM Breakfast and Introductions

11:00 AM Training for Managers and Supervisors Session One: Stress Management and Emotional Resiliency for Managers (1 Hour)

– Noon Break and Gather Lunch –

12:30 PM Session Two: Developing a Resilient Worker Program (4 Hours)

4:30 PM End of Training and Review

March 13, 2024
World Cares Center
520 8th Avenue
Suite 2018
NYC, NY 10018

10 am-5:00 pm
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided

Session One: Stress Management and Emotional Resiliency for Managers
Managers will learn to identify their stress and implement strategies that protect themselves and the workers they are responsible for. Learners will understand techniques to reduce and manage stress, as well as time management actions to reduce negative impact as well as how to a personal resiliency advisory board to help them navigate the stressors specific to management. They will understand outside resources outside resources available to them

Session Two: Developing a Resilient Worker Program
Managers will learn how to implement strategies to build a Worker Resiliency Initiative within their teams or organizations as needed to protect themselves and the workers they are responsible for. Learners will understand evaluation and survey methods to gauge the needs of their workers. Methods and Models will be presented for the Manager to choose from and adapt as needed to create a sized right resiliency program or initiative in concert with or in place of an organizational EPS program. They will understand outside resources outside resources available to them.

To register please click here: https://bit.ly/3_13ERM

This free training and materials are produced under grant number SH-000047-SH3 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

March 2024

Love, Hope &
Courage Workshop for Ukrainian Refugees

March 27, 2024

6:00 – 8:00PM
Commonpoint
Queens, New York

“You have the courage to begin again!”

Through our continued partnership with Commonpoint, Lisa Orloff and the World Cares Center team will walk children and families impacted by the war in Ukraine through the Hope, Love and Courage journals for children and guide for parents. The session will end with a group art project bringing everyone together to express their hopes for the future through art.

World Cares Center’s approach is to care for the body and mind, helping refugee families and children heal emotionally.

While this in-person event is closed to the public, you can learn more about this training by visiting: https://worldcares.org/ukraine/.

Interested in Volunteering?  World Cares Center’s training team is currently looking for volunteers. Potential volunteers will need to undergo a criminal background check and training.

If you are interested in hosting a workshop or volunteering, please contact Pamela Mosley at operations@worldcares.org.

This training is made possible by individual donors. To support this program contact finance@worldcares.org

April 2024

The Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential for Managers

April  5th and 6th 2024

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential for Managers

The Peoples Police Academy

Queens, New York

This Management level course includes interactive exercise so that you may apply your skills with peers and instructors. At the end of this training participants will have gained an understanding of how to prepare plans that effectively place volunteers in roles that are an appropriate risk level, learned effective management skills using ICS and emotional resiliency and understand how to remain physically and emotionally safe in the role of a disaster manager.

Join the growing list of organizations that have signed on to use the Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential as their foundational training.

To schedule a training for your group of 12 or more please email Hedy at implementation@worldcares.org

This training is supported by Rutgers University Atlantic COHST and Con Edison

April 2024

Emotional Resiliency and Helping Others for Workers

April 20, 2024
Power of Faith Tabernacle

Bronx, NY

9 am-2:00 pm

Session One: Introduction to Emotional Resiliency: 1-Hour (Spanish and English)

Information and resources will be shared on currently known mental health and emotional resiliency stressors workers could be exposed to in the workplace including the impact of high-risk work environments, exposure to COVID, workplace violence, and more.

Workers will be introduced to these exposures in addition to understanding signs of suicidal thoughts and methods to mitigate their impact and build a resiliency tool kit. Information will be shared on how each type of stressor can impact workers and their families and methods for reducing workplace exposure and risk including implementing a resiliency plan and where to access support in the workplace as well as outside resources.

Learners will understand the signs of stress and gain an understanding of how to manage their stress as well as the resources available to them.

Session Two: Helping Others Through Difficult Times: 3-Hour

Information and resources will be shared on how workers and managers can implement a peer support initiative building from the Resilient Worker Training 1.

Learners will understand how to identify if a co-worker is under emotional stress and ways to provide peer support by adopting an Emotional First Aid model. Peer workers and managers will be introduced to methods to help impacted workers mitigate the impact of their stress and apply a resiliency tool kit.

Information will be shared on the boundaries that are needed to ensure the helper is protected as well as a clear understanding of their peer role, by no means are they clinicians or therapists.

This is a closed session. To schedule your free training for your group of 12 or more email Hedy Veith at implementation@worldcares.org

 

This free training and materials are produced under grant number SH-000047-SH3 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

May 2024

Emotional Resiliency and Helping Others for Workers

May 25, 2024 and June 29, 2024
LACA Bronx

Bronx, NY

11 am-1:00 pm

Session One: Introduction to Emotional Resiliency: 1-Hour (Spanish and English)

Information and resources will be shared on currently known mental health and emotional resiliency stressors workers could be exposed to in the workplace including the impact of high-risk work environments, exposure to COVID, workplace violence, and more.

Workers will be introduced to these exposures in addition to understanding signs of suicidal thoughts and methods to mitigate their impact and build a resiliency tool kit. Information will be shared on how each type of stressor can impact workers and their families and methods for reducing workplace exposure and risk including implementing a resiliency plan and where to access support in the workplace as well as outside resources.

Learners will understand the signs of stress and gain an understanding of how to manage their stress as well as the resources available to them.

Session Two: Helping Others Through Difficult Times: 3-Hour

Information and resources will be shared on how workers and managers can implement a peer support initiative building from the Resilient Worker Training 1.

Learners will understand how to identify if a co-worker is under emotional stress and ways to provide peer support by adopting an Emotional First Aid model. Peer workers and managers will be introduced to methods to help impacted workers mitigate the impact of their stress and apply a resiliency tool kit.

Information will be shared on the boundaries that are needed to ensure the helper is protected as well as a clear understanding of their peer role, by no means are they clinicians or therapists.

This is a closed session. To schedule your free training for your group of 12 or more email Hedy Veith at implementation@worldcares.org

 

This free training and materials are produced under grant number SH-000047-SH3 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

September 11 2024

Reflection and Healing

September 11, 2024

Reflection and Healing

Program Details to be Announced. For comments or suggestions contact Pamela at operations@worldcares.org

September 19, 2024

Stars Under the Stars

September 19, 2024

5:30-6:30pm Sponsor Cocktail Hour

6:00-9:00pm

Stars Under the Stars

Join us in thanking our volunteers and supporters and help support our mission and services that ensure Ready Responders and trained and equipped. World Cares Center believes that anyone can be a Ready Responder and when we help communities, we do so by empowering survivors to lead their community’s recovery. We leave behind the knowledge. tools and connections for communities to emerge as empowered leaders, building resilience from within.

Stay tuned for more information. Please save the date. For more information please contact Pamela at Operations@worldcares.org

Past Events 

February 2024 FriendRaiser

SAVE THE DATE
February 21, 2024

6:00 – 9:00PM
World Cares Center Headquarters
520 Eight Avenue 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10018

You Are Invited!

Each year, the supporters of World Cares Center come together expand our reach in what we like to call the “FriendRaiser.” It’s an opportunity to renew old connections and establish new relationships that will move our efforts forward. Mix, Mingle and meet the team that makes World Cares Center’s mission to train and protect Ready Responders a reality. Enjoy an array of little bites, wine, and beer while helping congratulate our first cadre of trainees to complete the Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential series launched in 2023.Learn about our newest initiative and how you can become involved. Board members, committee members, advisors, and administrative volunteers are needed!!! We hope to see you there!

 

RSVP Here!

Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential 3 Part 2

February 3

Saturday 9am-5pm
Newark, New Jersey

All Nations Disaster Chaplaincy

Join World Cares Center’s lead trainer Steve Landfield.  After completing DV1 and DV2 take this Management level course and participate in interactive exercises so to apply your skills with peers and instructors. At the end of this training, participants will have gained an understanding of how to prepare plans that effectively place volunteers in roles that are at an appropriate risk level, learned effective management skills using ICS and emotional resiliency, and understand how to remain physically and emotionally safe in the role of a disaster manager.

To register click HERE

January 2024
Evergreen, World Cares Center and Brooklyn Brewery for
Being and Staying Emotionally Healthy

January 23, 2024

5:30 – 7:00PM

Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11th Street, Brooklyn NY
RSVP required
Join us for a 1 hour introduction to an emotional resiliency training: what workers & managers need to know about being and staying emotionally healthy.
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/Evergreen_BB_ER

January 2024 Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential 3

January 6, 2024

Saturday Noon-5pm

All Nations Disaster Chaplaincy

Join World Cares Center’s lead trainer Steve Landfield.  After completing DV1 and DV2 take this Management level course and participate in interactive exercises so to apply your skills with peers and instructors. At the end of this training, participants will have gained an understanding of how to prepare plans that effectively place volunteers in roles that are at an appropriate risk level, learned effective management skills using ICS and emotional resiliency, and understand how to remain physically and emotionally safe in the role of a disaster manager.

To register click HERE

December 2023 Resiliency Break

December 25- January 2, 2024

World Cares Centers team will be taking a much deserved break after a full year of programs and services that keep our Ready Responders ready, safe and equipped.

Happy Holidays to your family from ours!

December 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

December 7, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

Join our Resiliency Reflections Workshop with TRY Global Team for chair yoga!

It is that time of year when we are all juggling work and family life to the fullest extent. Playing Santa, being the Happy Hostess all while juggling the same responsibilities and more at work. Take an hour out of your day to enjoy an Interactive Resiliency Workshop and chair yoga! Grab a pen and paper or better yet a notebook and some colorful markers and be prepared to set yourself up for a Happy and Healthy New Year!! This one is all about YOU!!

30-minute chair yoga class description:

For all levels of mobility, the accessibility of this sequence of postures means they can be practiced at the office, in the car, at home, etc. This class emphasizes more movement in the upper body, which helps relieve tension in the neck and shoulders. Some other benefits include vagal toning, stress relief, self-regulation, calming of the nervous system, better sleep, and elevated mood.

Organization description: 

TRY is more than just trauma-informed yoga. We offer various mind-body methods like breath, meditation and movement, all rooted in science and psychology. Based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq but operating in the Middle East and the United States, the TRY Global Team serves survivors of genocide, orphans, refugees and more. As well, our mobile Crisis Response Team (CRT) deploys to areas around the world impacted by disaster to share these tools with people in need. We offer TRY teacher trainings, Trauma Recovery Yoga classes, and programs that include mentorship and paid teacher placement.

 

Register Here

World Cares Center Holiday Party

December  13, 2023

5:30pm

Happy Holidays! Join us for World Cares Center’s holiday party. We will be having a white elephant, so please bring a wrapped holiday gift to the party. Please keep gifts under $10.00.

December 2023 Lunch & Learn

December 19, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

Household Holiday Safety. Gather your students, constituents and loved ones for life saving tips on how to stay safe during the holiday season and avoid Holiday accidents

To register click HERE

November 2023 Evergreen and World Cares Center

November 29, 2023

Wednesday Noon-1pm

Preparing for Complex Disaster Response

Please join Evergreen and World Cares Center’s founder Lisa Orloff on November 29th at Noon, as she presents Preparing for Complex Disaster Response.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 40% of small and mid-sized businesses never reopen after a natural disaster, and an additional 25% reopen but fail within a year. A good disaster plan means fewer days out of business, better communication with customers, and a better settlement from your insurance company. In this session World Cares Center founder, Lisa Orloff, will present a wide range of threats specific to industrial businesses in North Brooklyn from flooding to active shooter events and training that can help prevent, respond to, and recover from All Hazards. There will be plenty of time for Q&A.

About the speaker: Lisa Orloff, Founder and President of World Cares Center,

Orloff oversees the implementation of World Cares Center’s (WCC) strategic goals including the development and delivery of all programs including its Knowledge and Communications Center that fills the divide between underserved communities that respond and access to resources. She authored Managing Spontaneous Community Volunteers in Disasters: A Field Manual. CRC Press, 2011, based on her disaster deployments and experience managing diverse local groups in disaster response.

Orloff trains businesses to develop exercise and evaluation models that test business continuity plans as a part of an international Business Continuity Network, she was the lead editor of  “The Collaboration between the Construction Industry and the Disaster Response Community, a Superstorm Sandy After Action Report”,  developed curriculum for Pratt University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and assisted in the developed and implementation of the NIH/SAMHSA Disaster Worker Resiliency Training.

Orloff has delivered training to thousands of emergency managers, community leaders, and professional responders in 27 U.S. states and 10 countries, and has contributed to response efforts during September 11, 2001,  Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, the Japan Tsunami and Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Maria and Harvey,  COVID 19 and the Ukraine War.  She has built working partnerships with the Department of Defense, and international affiliates of the United Nations, and is a leading expert on spontaneous volunteer management. Orloff is a firefighter with the Eastport Fire Department.

***Members Only***

Register Here: Here

November 2023 Lunch & Learn

November 21, 2023

Food Distribution Safety

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Cooking Safety Month!

Join Steve Landfield as he presents Food Distribution Safety. The holidays are upon us and volunteers are working hard at food banks, shelters and distribution centers. During this session Steve will walk everyone through how to remain safe while serving others in Food Distribution settings.

To register click HERE

November 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

November 15, 2023

5:30-7:00 pm

World Cares Centers Board of Directors Meeting will begin with updates from the Next Gen Board followed by the committees. Additional business and updates will be presented and discussed.

October 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

October 5, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #FirePrevention and #Earthquake Preparedness Month!

We are delivering two important safety trainings this month. On October 5th Join Steve Landfield as he presents fire prevention training! This informative session delivers important prevention tips as well as what to do. Get important answers to questions like: What kills more people smoke or fire? knowing these important facts can save lives.

To register click HERE

October 2023 Lunch & Learn

October 17th, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Earthquake Preparedness Month!

Join Steve Landfield as he presents one of our newest trainings EARTHQUAKE  AWARENESS! This informative session broadens our training on disasters that impact communities in the US and World Wide. We welcome our international partners as we are sure their participation with provide valuable insights for all of us.

To register click HERE

October 2023 Lunch & Learn

October 23-27, 2023

Noon-2:00pm

The Disaster Volunteer Credential Level Two Training Series

After completing DV1 move on to take this intermediate course that contains 12 hours of lessons. At the end of this training, participants will have gained an understanding of specific skills needed to stay safe and conduct field response including muck and gut operations. Upon successful completion of the course, test, and evaluation the participant will receive a certificate.

To register click HERE

September 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

September 7, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #National Preparedness Month!

Join us to discuss ways to join the first Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Initiative. Join the Board of Advisors, Become a Trainer, or host a session in your organization or community. This is a great way to commit to Preparedness this month and everyday thereafter. We will walk you through the steps of joining the free knowledge and coordination center to access tools and resources.

To register click HERE

Stars Under the Stars Volunteer Meeting

September 13, 2023

6:30:00-7:30 pm

TD Bank

182 Broadway, NYC

Hosted by James von Bischoffshausen

Calling all Stars Under the Stars event volunteers! If you have signed up to help make our annual fundraiser a spectacular event. This meeting is for you! Refreshments will be served as we review the run of show and assignments.

To register click HERE

September 2023 Lunch & Learn

September 19, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Preparedness Month!

September ’23 Lunch & Learn: Spontaneous Volunteerism Curse or Gift?

Join founder Lisa Orloff and guests as they discuss their volunteer experiences as Spontaneous Volunteers. From 9/11/2001 and beyond neighbors have been responding to disasters in their communities. Why is this viewed by some as a major challenge and how have new training, tools and systems changed the dynamic.

To register click HERE

September 20 2023 Lunch & Learn with the Staten Island Non-Profit Association

September 20, 2023

Compound Disaster Response Planning 

10:30 am-Noon

Hosted by the Staten Island Non-Profit Association: Learn how to prepare your organization for emergencies and disasters with expert strategies and tips. Don’t wait for the storm to hit – plan ahead during ‘blue skies’ to ensure a safe, swift, and effective response.

To register click HERE

September 2023 Annual Stars Under the Stars Fundraiser

September 21, 2023

6:00-9:00pm

Stars Under the Stars

Join us in thanking our volunteers and supporters and help support our mission and services that ensure Ready Responders and trained and equipped. World Cares Center believes that anyone can be a Ready Responder and when we help communities, we do so by empowering survivors to lead their community’s recovery. We leave behind the knowledge. tools and connections for communities to emerge as empowered leaders, building resilience from within.

Stay tuned for more information. Please save the date

Disaster Volunteerism Credential  Level 1 Training

September 26-29 2023

6:00-9:00pm

The Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Level 1 training series

Join World Cares Centers lead trainer Steve Landfield for this 4 part training and receive your Disaster Volunteerism Level 1 Credential

To register click HERE

August 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

August 3, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA Back to School Preparedness

In this session we welcome partner organizations, schools. Colleges and Universities to come together and discuss ways that our Next Generation can be better prepared at school and college as well as be involved in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery initiatives.

To register click HERE

August 2023 Lunch & Learn

August 15, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Overdose Awareness Month

Steve Landfield presents Opioid Awareness. In this session learn about the dangers of Opioid misuse and how addiction creep into ones life after an injury has occurred. For caregivers and managers learn the sign of Opioid Abuse and positive actions that can be taken.

To register click HERE

August 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

August 16, 2023

5:30-7:00 pm

World Cares Centers Board of Directors Meeting will begin with updates from the Next Gen Board followed by the committees. Additional business and updates will be presented and discussed.

July 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

July 6, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

The Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Trainers Session. The Ready Responders Roundtable will be dedicated to preparing our first cadre of National Trainers who will expand this critical training in communities through out the US. This is a mandatory session for all of those participating in the July 10-14 Train the Trainers workshop.

To register click HERE

July 2023 Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Train the Trainer

July 10-14, 2023

8:30-5:00

World Cares Center hosts the first cadre of Trainers during a week long Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Train the Trainer. These trainers will then return to their communities and deliver this three level credential training that ensures our volunteers are trained to provide a standard in service while remaining safe themselves. The initiative also promotes collaboration with the knowledge that member organizations are working from the same agreed to standards. In addition to the training, community groups will be given membership to the free knowledge and communication center where they can continue to increase their awareness on disaster response techniques as well as stay connected with other members and access management tools.

July 2023 Lunch & Learn

July 18, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Extreme Heat Safety Month!

Join Steve Landfield as he presents a series of safety tips for Ready Responders and safety minded citizens alike.

To register click HERE

July 20 Next Gen Summer Social

July 20, 2023

7:00-10:00pm

Location: Katch Astoria – 31-19 Newtown Ave, Queens, NY

Mix and Mingle with our Next Gen Board Members to learn about World Cares Center and ways to get involved! Special thanks to our hosts at Katch https://www.katchastoria.com/

Ticket Price: $25 – Includes One Drink & Appetizers

To Purchase Tickets Click HERE

June 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable

June 1, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #Hurricane Season! Leaders and Managers Update your Plans

June 1st is the beginning of Hurricane Season. Now is the time for Leaders and Volunteer Managers to ensure their plans are up to date, their volunteers are trained and they are connected to the partners and resources they need to respond safely and effectively. Join us for this important planning session

To register click HERE

June 14, 2023 Online with Westhampton Free Library

June 14, 2023

7:00pm

DON’T GET BLOWN AWAY! DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Online with the Westhampton Free Library

Long Island has had its share of disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires. Catastrophic events can come in all forms and sizes. You can’t anticipate a disaster, but you can take steps to possibly minimize the impact.  Are you prepared?

Join Lisa Orloff, Founder and President of World Cares Center, a not for profit organization started during the 9/11/2001 relief efforts to empower citizens to be Ready Responders and Eastport FD volunteer Firefighter.

June 2023 Lunch & Learn

June 20, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

In this session you will learn about Muck and Gut team dynamics, setting up Muck and Gut operations and the specific techniques in Muck and Gut operations as well as PPE needed to remain safe.

To register click HERE

May 2023 NIEHS National Trainers Exchange

May 3 , 2023

World Cares Center’s Founder, Lisa Orloff Presents: Rumination Management and Positive
Reframing; Tools for Emotional Resiliency
Orloff and World Cares Center are a member of the Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training

Rumination is defined as engaging in a repetitive negative
thought process that loops continuously in the mind without
end or completion. The pattern can be distressing, difficult to
stop, and unusually involves repeating negative thoughts or
hyper focus on a problem. Rumination is a common issue for
leaders, managers, and those in high stress environments.
Positive reframing can help reduce rumination by changing
how one thinks about a negative or challenging situations.
This involves retraining our thoughts to a more positive
direction. It can also involve identifying a lesson to be learned
from a difficult situation. In this session participants will
learn and apply reframing techniques. Positive reframing is
an important tool to develop that helps to maintain and build
emotional resiliency

May 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable for  Leaders

May 4, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #WildfireAwareness Month!

Join us as we present one of our newest trainings WILDFIRE AWARENESS! This informative session broadens our training on disasters that impact communities in the US and World Wide. We welcome our international partners as we are sure their participation with provide valuable insights for all of us. A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of where vegetation catches on fire.

May 2023 NIEHS National Trainers Exchange

May 4 , 2023

World Cares Center’s Founder, Lisa Orloff Presents: Fluidity and Adaptability, Overcoming Barriers to Training.
Orloff and World Cares Center are a member of the Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training

Lisa Orloff will share World Cares Center’s training methods,
tools and techniques used to engage audiences from a wide
demographic and varying levels of online experience. The
presentation will share the journey from traditional training
methods to developing hybrid models, games, and experiential
learning. Survey results will be shared that identify preferred
training methods by learners that can be applied in the
development of customized delivery to meet the learning needs
of our constituents.

May 2023 Lunch & Learn

May 16, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #Hurricane Preparedness Month!

Get ready before the June Hurricane Season Begins. This session is prepares volunteers with the knowledge they need to respond to Flood Disasters and conduct Muck and Gut operations.  Join Steve Landfield as he presents introduction to Flood Response.

May 2023 BOD Meeting

May 17, 2023

5:30-7:00pm

Via Zoom

This is World Cares Centers Board of Directors meeting. At the beginning of every session the Next Gen Board provides updates to the board.

April 2023 Lunch and Learn

April 18, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

It is #FEMA #SevereWeather Preparedness Month!

Join Steve Landfield as he presents our newest training NEW TSUNAMI AWARENESS! This informative session broadens our training on disasters that impact communities in the US and World Wide. We welcome our international partners as we are sure their participation with provide valuable insights for all of us.

April 2023 Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Advisory Meeting

April 20, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

On Thursday April 20 the Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Advisory will review pertinent information regarding the July 2023 Train the Trainers exchange.

April 2023 Ukraine Disaster Relief Deployment

April  2023

“The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks”  the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

World Cares Centers deployment team returns to Ukraine to conduct Medical Clinics and Resiliency Workshops with families and children in the resettlement villages. Our Ukraine program coordinator is working diligently on the ground.  We will partner with local Ukraine Universities conducting  train the trainer sessions so that the Resiliency Program can expand through local NGO’s.

We are proud to be continuing our partnership with Baranova27 and give thanks to DRII Foundation for generously sponsoring a portion of the deployment. Additional funds are needed.

March 4 2023 First Aid Training for Disaster Volunteers with All Nations International Chaplains Association

March 4, 2023

1:00-3:00pm

This is an introductory level training for disaster volunteers to learn the concepts of First Aid. Learn to avoid physical hazards, assess what type of first aid is needed, and provide services as necessary. At the end of this training, disaster volunteers will be able to utilize a tourniquet, treat heat and cold emergencies, and provide basic first aid services to themselves and others.

March 2023 Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Train the Trainer Info Session

March 16, 2023

1:00pm

Become a Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Trainer and help your community prepare to respond and recover. Since 2001, disasters have increased in frequency and in severity. We are faced with compound issues and a rising number of constituents in need. Our organizations are also tasked with finding new ways to serve while keeping everyone safe.

A board of advisors has joined forces to create a three-tiered Cooperative Disaster Volunteer Credential training program that provides a solid foundation of knowledge for any disaster volunteer to work together safely and with a common understanding of how things should get done. World Cares Center will be accepting a limited number of applicants to participate in the first round Train the Trainer week long session.

On March 16th we will review the application criteria and process, the self paced advance work and the in person schedule to be held July 2023 in NYC . Trainers that successfully complete the program commit to engaging and training a minimum of one training in 2023. All expenses are paid for approved trainers and all trainers will be compensated for the approved training they deliver. The first step is to attend this orientation via Zoom.

March 2023 Lunch & Learn

March 21, 2023

Its not Luck: Reduce the Risk with Steve Landfield sponsored by Con Edison

1:00-2:00pm

This is a course for the general public to provide insight into household hazard identification and mitigation. At the end of this training, participants will know how to reduce risks, prepare themselves and their households prior to a household hazardous event and how to mitigate the effects post the occurrence.

February 2023 Ready Responders Roundtable for Leaders

February 2,2023

1:00pm-2:00pm

Over, over thinking, over giving, over sharing, over expecting, all the “overs” get in the way of our own personal and professional wellbeing. As leaders, especially in fields of disaster response, health care and volunteerism, the over expectation as to what we need to sacrifice to be a worth leader can and is taking a toll. Join the discussion, share your thoughts and techniques that will help your peers.

February 2023 Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential Advisory Board Meeting

February 16, 2023

1:00-2:00pm

Happy New Year!! This will be the first meeting of the new year for the Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Advisory Board. During this meeting we will review our progress and showcase the new and improved knowledge and coordination center pre-launch. You insights and comments will help to ensure we are delivering the best in class portal, free of charge to our local leaders and disaster volunteer managers.

February 2023 Lunch & Learn

February 21,2023

1:00-2:00pm

Learn about the all new, free knowledge and communication center. This newly designed enterprise is a game changers for local leaders and volunteer managers who seek to coordinate with peers and access free management tools. A follow-up with a group training session on March 9th once everyone has a chance to sign up and create an account.

February 2023 FriendRaiser

February 22, 2023

From 6pm-9pm

Please join World Cares Center for our annual FriendRaiser. This years Friend Raiser is generously host by Andrew Ziff, CEO of NY Living Solutions @Keller Williams NYC and James von Bischoffshausen, our local banker.

Mix and mingle with our Board of Directors, Next Gen Board, advisors and supporters. Meet new friends and colleagues and learn how you can get involved with World Cares Centers mission and services that protect our Ready Responders.

We will be presenting our newest initiative, the Collaborative Disaster Volunteer Credential housed on the newly designed platform positioned for national and international expansion.

Wine and Cheese will be served. We are excited to share all the new innovations that World Cares Center is spearheading.

January 2023 Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief Deployment

January 10-14, 2023

All Day

Responding to Hurricane Ian, WCC Deploys to FT Meyer, Florida to assist in the recovery efforts. We are partnering with All Hands & All Hearts to train their volunteers and staff as well as citizens who wish to work in their own homes. In partnership with the UPS foundation, World Cares Center will be sending ahead urgent muck and gut supplies and PPE to keep disaster volunteers safe as respiratory illness is on the rise due to mold growth.

To donate click HERE.

ABOUT WORLD CARES CENTER

World Cares Center reduces the harm, suffering, and loss caused by disasters by empowering under-served, at-risk communities to prevent everyday accidents and react as educated and skilled ready responders when disasters occur. WCC believes that resiliency is best promoted when all members of communities are prepared to respond to disasters together, working together to provide training coordination and support to the community.

Founded by citizen New Yorkers who stepped forward to assist in their community’s recovery in the aftermath of 9/11, WCC has become a leader in training individuals and communities in locally lead disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. WCC has a history of responding to disasters from
within hyperlocal communities from the attacks on 9/11 to Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and Puerto Rico.

World Cares Center and Ready Rockaway have forged a strong and meaningful partnership during the Superstorm Sandy relief effort. Together the two organizations have successfully developed and delivered the Rockaway Ready Responders Initiative, the Rockaway Ready Responders Round Table, and the Rockaway Ready Responders Awards programs.

World Cares Center (WCC) trains local leaders who will emerge as disaster managers when their community is stricken by crisis offering disaster management tools and provides workshops so that citizens emerge as safe and effective disaster volunteers. The result is a proactive community able to
reduce suffering by responding immediately to the needs of their neighbors.

World Cares Center
520 8th Avenue
Suite 201B
NY, NY 10018
(212) 563-7570
www.worldcares.org
www.disastervolunteerismacademy.org
www.readyresponders.org