The Allstate foundation has paired up with One Economy to launch an initative to place emergency preparedness information directly into the hands of New Orleans residents.  They announced their community outreach plan this past Tuesday, May 14 during a block party at the Hope Community Credit Union in Central City.  The launch party was a huge success with food, music, sno-balls and cotton candy.  Even the children at Clear Head Learning Center joined in the fun with a dance to the hokey pokey.  They were absolutely adorable.

This is going to be an important program to protect the lives of our family and friends in the case of an emergency.  Allstate and One Economy plan to achieve their goal of giving each resident the necessary resources to form a personal emergency plan by offering their personal services.  They are offering to speak to organizations and church groups, train businesses how to protect their clients in the case of an emergency and hold public events educating people about emergencies.  The best part of the plan is that Allstate and Economy One are sending fellow organizations out into the communities to help people personally create their own emergency response.   Ultimately, they plan to be involved with 20 local non-profits and assist 100,000 people.  They have also created an online resource www.thebeehive.org/beprepared that helps families plan for all kinds of emergencies from natural disasters to diseases. 

 To take advantage of this awesome program, e-mail communityfellowsinfo@one-economy.com and someone will respond to help you create a personal emergency plan.  I just wanted to share this valuable resource.  I know I’ll be e-mailing them.