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Early Childhood Disaster-Related Resources for Early Childhood Education Providers

Natural and man-made disasters can happen anywhere and at any time. Emergency preparedness at work, at home, and in the community is everyone's responsibility.

Millions of young children are in early childhood centers or homes on a daily basis. Making sure you are ready to keep yourself and the children in your care safe when a disaster strikes is of upmost importance. As a trusted and loved figure in children’s lives, you are also on the front lines of helping children recover and heal after disasters.

These resources can help you and your program with disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Provides strategic-level guidance, leading emergency management and human services practices, and recommended actions for states and later-incorporated U.S. territories to enable states to meet the immediate health and welfare needs of repatriates

Intended for emergency managers and service providers assisting individuals, families, and communities with post-disaster housing, this one-page fact sheet describes four ACF programs that provide funding that may be used for post-disaster housing support

Individuals who received temporary assistance through the U.S. Repatriation Program should use this form to request a loan waiver or deferral of payment

The purpose of this form is for state and local service providers to submit reimbursement requests for providing temporary assistance to repatriates under the U.S. Repatriation Program

Provides high-level overview of how OHSEPR worked with states in FY 2020 to provide temporary assistance to repatriates in their time of need

Provide recommendations to facilitate best possible outcomes for unaccompanied U.S. citizen children returning to the U.S. through U.S. Repatriation Program

Action Transmittal: Issuance of Three-year Cooperative Agreements for Planning, Training, and Exercises

Basic explanation of the U.S. Repatriation Program for potential repatriates 

For individuals eligible for the U.S. Repatriation Program to opt out of receiving temporary assistance through U.S. Repatriation Program.