Mission: To offer information and services to journalists suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Programs: Annual board meetings which involve the meeting, orientation of the new classes of fellows, and participation at the coinciding annual conference of the international society of traumatic stress studies. the dart society is gearing up to launch in 2010-12 an online magazine dedicated to investigative journalism and the coverage of trauma and violence. Led by dart society fellow miles moffeit with the full support of the society's board, the magazine is part of the society's strategic plan and will feature original work by society members. This project is expected to showcase the best trauma journalism and photography and help dart efforts to forge a solid, sustainable place in the future of journalism. various other projects to assist journalists with dealing with traumatic coverage.
Mission: The teton county search & rescue foundation provides direct support, community education, and advocacy for the benefit of the teton county search and rescue volunteers. Programs: Support of teton county sheriff's office search and rescue volunteers including over 4000 hours of specialized training and education equipment for 38 volunteers. community awareness, advocacy and education programs geared toward safety in the outdoors, including community education classes providing instruction and prevention techniques for over 2,500 community members.
Disaster Aid, Disaster Preparedness & Relief Services
Disaster Aid, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Mission: To provide at need and long term assistance to police, fire, and ems agencies, and to families who have experienced a line of duty fatality or catastrophic injury. Programs: Line of duty death response- this program is where we offer at-need assistance to families and first responder agencies that have suffered a line of duty death or catastrophic injury. A team of volunteers from our organization will travel to the affected department to assist with the funeral arrangements, crisis management, counseling, benefits filing, and referrals to local organizations for additional help. Team members will stay in the affected location for up to 5 days in order to provide the services listed above. Each response requires a minimum of 1 volunteer but additional volunteers are utilized depending on the needs of the family and the affected agency. education & consultation to fire, police, and ems agencies, as well as our own volunteers, to assist them in preparing for a line of duty death. Our organization provides one on one assistance in writing and reviewing standard operating procedures for handling a line of duty death or injury, assistance with the formation and training a chaplaincy program, assistance with handling and planning of non-line of duty death of a department member. We also provide training on suicide prevention for first responders, and ptsd awareness. honor guard- this program provides training, education, and deployment of honor guard teams to line of duty deaths throughout the state of texas. These individuals provide direct and one-on-one assistance to honor guards that have been affected by a line of duty death or catastrophic injury of a first responder. lending library & family care kits- we provide care kits to families who have experienced a line of duty death or injury. These care kits include pamphlets, brochures, books, and small gifts to aid in the comfort of their grief. We also provide an extensive lending library for families, agencies, and volunteers to borrow books on topics such as grief, suicide prevention, survivors guilt, crisis counseling, and trauma.
Disaster Aid, Disaster Preparedness & Relief Services
Mission: For more than 50 years, the Civil Air Patrol has aggressively performed the missions Congress mandated in 1946: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, and Emergency Services. Aerospace Education America's love of manned flight started with the Wright brothers and continues unabated during this century. World War II showcased the important role aviation would play in the future and national leaders recognized the importance of stimulating public interest in aerospace activities. CAP, as the civilian Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, was most suited to perform this mission. Their efforts focused on two different audiences - internal CAP members and the general public. Aerospace educators working out of CAP's National Headquarters at Maxwell AFB, Ala., provide materials that are current and reflect the highest standards of educational excellence. The congressional charter also tasked CAP to stimulate public interest in aerospace issues. These external programs are primarily conducted through our nation's education systems. These workshops highlight basic aerospace knowledge and focus on advances in aerospace technology. Textbooks, learning tools, and visual aids geared to stimulate interest in aerospace matters also are provided for teachers to use in their classrooms. Started in 1951, these workshops have reached hundreds of thousands of young people. CAP also plans and executes the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education. NCASE is the premier aerospace education conference held in the nation. The NCASE is designed to promote an understanding of aviation and space education to motivate and encourage teachers to incorporate aerospace education into their curriculum. It also encourages aerospace leaders to speak out on aerospace issues facing our nation today.
