We know that volunteer programs work best when they are fully informed. Below you will find a range of links to other websites providing information on community resilience, disaster relief, civil emergencies and more. There are a number of resources available for volunteer organisations below. Use the search box below to find information on a particular topic or region.
Please note that while we will make every effort to ensure these links are accurate, up to date and relevant, Communities Prepared cannot take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers. If you come across any links that no longer work or whose content is no longer relevant, please contact us here.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ready-anything-volunteering
North Yorkshire County Council's community resilience campaign
http://www.safetycentrealliance.org.uk/
Safety Centres equip their visitors with the knowledge they need to make informed life choices, enable them to recognise key risks and dangers, and empower them with the confidence to take actions which will reduce the risks to themselves and others.
https://www.saraid.org/
In addition to SARAID's international response work, there is also the Avon Community Resilience Team. A trained group of volunteers drawn from all sections of the diverse community in the Avon area.
https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/crime-prevention-and-community-safety/emergencies/schools-community-resilience-project
The Schools community resilience project (SRCP) has been developed in partnership with local emergency services. The aim is to prepare students with an awareness of emergency planning so that they are more self-resilient within our community. The project has been devised as a pull of the shelf resource, which can be used when it suits you. It is full of resources, lesson plans, homework suggestions, research links, video clips, hoax 999 calls, games etc.
https://www.sepa.org.uk/
Our role is to make sure that the environment and human health are protected, to ensure that Scotland’s natural resources and services are used as sustainably as possible and contribute to sustainable economic growth.
https://www.scottishmountainrescue.org
Scottish Mountain Rescue represents 24 volunteer Mountain Rescue Teams (including 2 Search and Rescue Dog Associations (SARDA), Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation and the Search And Rescue Aerial Association – Scotland (SARAA – Scotland) with over 800 volunteers.
https://www.serveon.org.uk/
Serve On is developing a national network of formally trained volunteer Community Resilience Teams to support the Emergency Services and Local Authorities in their response to emergencies and major incidents.
https://www.firstaid.org.uk/charity/about-us/valuesmission/
To deliver excellence in everything first aid to Scotland
http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/volunteer.aspx
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity. Every year, more than 400,000 people learn how to save a life through our training programmes, including hundreds of thousands of young people.
