Partnership to Expand Emergency Preparedness Outreach for Older Americans

August 2013 — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) announced that the two organizations will partner to ensure that older Americans have better access to service and resources for emergency preparedness, response and recovery. The new effort will include expanded “social media outreach, and training and exercise, and evaluation opportunities.” Although, AARP has historically implemented emergency preparedness and response programs, the organization hopes the partnership will expand their role in the community. Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator, noted that “this agreement today puts into writing what FEMA and AARP already do in practice.  FEMA and AARP will continue to support communities and individuals to build, sustain and improve our capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.”