The devastation of recent hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes dramatizes the need for a coordinated response by the cultural community to area-wide disasters. But all disasters must first be addressed at the local level. It is crucial, therefore, that communities mobilize to build and maintain the vital relationship among cultural heritage stewards, emergency managers, municipal planners, and town officials. In 2012, thanks to a Hazard Mitigation Grant awarded by FEMA and MEMA to COSTEP MA and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, COSTEP MA has begun mobilizing communities around the Commonwealth.
The time to exchange business cards is before an emergency, not after one. Let COSTEP MA help you develop the relationships and put the tools in place that will help you weather an emergency.
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