Daniel Boone Regional Library

See also: Shelters & Emergency Services and Social Services - Food & Housing

General

• 211 Missouri
  Free and confidential way to get help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are using a cell phone or PBX line, you can reach the 2-1-1 call center by dialing (800) 427-4626. 911. 2-1-1 is designed to relieve the 911 system from dealing with non-emergency situations. Examples of help.

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Weather

• City of Columbia's Severe Weather Information
• Floods and flash floods
  Current Flood information for Missouri from the University of Missouri Extension.
• Preparing for severe weather or catastrophic events
• Resources for your Flooded Home
  University of Missouri Extension online publication.
• National Weather Service

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Disaster

Local

• Boone County Fire Protection District
  Designed to help citizens, schools and businesses prepare for and cope with any type of emergency.
• Callaway County Emergency Management Agency
  Provides information on emergency preparedness, shelters, and procedures for people living in Callaway County.
• City of Columbia's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• City of Columbia Winter Weather Information
  Information on preparing for various emergencies from the University of Missouri Extension.
• Emergency Management
  Information on preparing for various emergencies from the University of Missouri Extension.
• Office of Emergency Management
  Site designed to support the citizens of Boone County Missouri with information concerning community and individual planning and preparedness.
• Poison Control
  City of Columbia's page on what to do if someone is poisoned, types of risks and tips for preventing incidents.

State

• Disaster Resources for Missouri Businesses
  Compiled by the Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers.
• Missouri Office of Homeland Security
  Homeland Security Advisory Council was established to review state and local security plans and grant funding requests and make recommendations for changes to better protect Missourians.
• State Emergency Management Agency
  Missouri's disaster management agency provides preparedness education, coordinates volunteers, and provides assistance for victims of disasters.

National

• American Red Cross
  National organization that provides a large number of classes and resources on emergency preparedness and recovery
• DisasterAssistance.gov
  Government site designed to help citizens apply for disaster assistance.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  Agency of the US government tasked with Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery planning.
• Ready.gov
  The Ready Campaign asks individuals to do three key things to prepare for the unexpected: get an emergency supply kit, make a family emergency plan, and be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.
• Small Business Administration-Disaster Assistance
  SBA provides low interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, non-profit organizations to repair or replace real estate, personal property, and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster.

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Donations

See also: Charities Subject Guide – Giving Locally

• Aidmatrix Network
  A virtual portal provided by FEMA, the Aidmatrix Foundation and Corporate Sponsors which allows companies or individuals to offer their support on-line to leading organizations in humanitarian relief.  It is designed to make it easy to offer financial support, product donations, or to donate your skills and time to nonprofit organizations active in disaster relief. This Network also helps nonprofit organizations get access to offers of support.
• American Red Cross- Donations
• Wise Giving Alliance by the Better Business Bureau
  Evaluative reports of charitable organizations.

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