Lewis County Public Health and Social Services will be joined by partners at the Youth Advocacy Center of Lewis County, Reliable Enterprises and the Lewis County Autism Coalition in hosting a class titled “Disaster Preparedness for Families with Vulnerable Children and Adults.”
The class is focused on helping families prepare their vulnerable family members, such as individuals with disabilities or intellectual differences, for emergency events or natural disasters.
The class will be held at the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis on Jan. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The museum is located at 100 SW Veterans Way in Chehalis. Child care is provided at no cost for pre-registered attendees with a limit of 10 children. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
“More than ever, disaster preparedness is a growing necessity within households, but there is no one-size-fits-all plan for this daunting task,” the announcement for the event stated. “Each family has unique day-to-day needs, but what happens to those needs when all resources have disappeared? A challenge especially difficult for families with children and adults with special needs, whether medical, dietary, cognitive, mobility or any other accommodation necessity. This class will cover the basics of preparing your home and family but focus on adapting those basic needs to accommodate the special needs of individual households, where special considerations need to be developed. It will address building resilience within the home and meeting needs individually, giving you the strength as a family to survive.”
Among the topics covered by the class will be necessities of preparedness, adapting your home to your needs, resilience, community and “bug in” versus “bug out.”
Those interested in participating can register online at https://www.lcautism.org/EmergencyClasses/.
