Learn best practices for responding as a volunteer in disaster situations. Training includes how to interact with survivors, help survivors recover belongings, tarp roofs, and safely remove debris. Successful completion of the training and a background check by UMCOR is required to receive your credentials as a certified United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) ERT volunteer for three years. If your UMCOR ERT certification is due to expire in 2026, you are eligible to recertify and you will not need to stay for the entire class.
When: Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Where: East Ohio UMC Area Center, 8800 Cleveland Ave. NW, North Canton, OH 44720
Cost: $25, includes training materials, a t-shirt, lunch, and the required UMCOR background check. If cost is a barrier, please contact Melanie Thomas.
Registration deadline: April 22.
Questions: Please contact Tom King, Disaster Response chairperson