CEMA Faith Alliance

Faith-based communities and religious institutions play a vital role in helping individuals and families prepare and recover from disasters. The City of St. Louis Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) can help communities of faith with: 

• Training Opportunities
• Emergency Operations Plan Development
• Local Emergency Alert Notifications using NotifySTL
• Information about Grants and Funding Opportunities
• Preparedness Information for Individuals, Families, Seniors, and Youth

The CEMA liaison to Faith-Based Organizations is Emergency Management Specialist, Sam Stephens. He can be reached at (314) 444-5468.

Resources

Protecting Houses of Worship (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency)

In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization, CISA provides resources to assist houses of worship in securing physical and cyber infrastructure.

Guide for Developing High Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

This guide provides houses of worship with information regarding emergency operations planning for the spectrum of threats and hazards they may face. It discusses actions that may be taken before, during, and after an incident in order to reduce the impact on property and any loss of life and it encourages every house of worship to develop an emergency operations plan. 

Guide to Expanding Mitigation (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Mitigation is the process or steps taken to prevent an emergency, reduce its chances of occurrence, or limit the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies. 

FEMA's Making the Connection to Faith-Based Partners guide presents information on how leaders in hazard mitigation and faith-based and religious organizations can make their communities stronger and more resilient.