Emergency Social Services:
Contact info: Steve Dielshneider 778-876-7390 ess@kitimat.ca
Emergency Support Service program
Emergency Support Services (ESS) provides short-term basic support to people impacted by disasters.
The program is financed by Emergency Management BC (EMBC) and administered by Indigenous communities and local governments.
Emergency Support Services (ESS) volunteers
Emergency Support Services (ESS) is a provincial program for local authorities and Indigenous governments to deliver services to the public in an emergency. They often depend on volunteers to coordinate these services for people forced from their homes because of an emergency.
Read more about the Emergency Support Services program.
What volunteers do
Volunteer responsibilities may include:
- Coordinating the provision of
- Food, clothing, and lodging
- Emotional support
- Pet care
- Transportation
- Family reunification
- Identifying locations for reception centres and group lodging to house and feed people forced from their homes
- Working with local businesses, service organizations and government agencies
- Providing information about the crisis
- Finding and coordinating other volunteers
Training is provided and a Criminal Record Check may be required.
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