Mississippi Youth Preparedness Initiative (MyPI)

Filed Under: Leadership, Disaster Response-Youth

MyPI is a comprehensive youth preparedness program designed for teens that includes Teen CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), an Add-On catalog that features technology tracks, career tracks, CPR/AED certification, and a leadership and community service project.

Target Audience(s):

Youth ages 13 to 19 and their families

Objectives:

Participants will:

Engage and participate in personal, family, and community mitigation and preparation for disasters and instill personal responsibility and ownership in these functions,
Build and transfer skills needed to respond in the aftermath of a disaster when emergency services are not immediately available,
Engage in the prevention, preparation, and recovery functions of emergency management through a comprehensive leadership and community service project,
Learn and communicate new resources, strategies, and technological advancements that assist in the emergency management processes, and
Explore and learn new insights into career tracks within Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Safety, Fire Safety, and other Emergency Management-related fields.