Hello all! This week I learned how to navigate around NEMIS, the applicant database for FEMA. Pretty exciting stuff. I also got a new assignment that I am working on with my teammate Tyler, where we are gathering social service resources for Florida and Kentucky, and eventually the other states too. We are putting the information on an excel spreadsheet. These resources will eventually be available to the public through CAN.org which is already a great resource for social services throughout the United States.
We also toured a FEMA distribution center where they keep trailers, ready to eat meals (over 2 million of them!), cots, blankets, filing cabinets, pretty much everything you would need if a disaster happened. Sorry, there was no picture-taking allowed, but it was basically each room was like a Costco, without the food court of course.
Six Corps Members have left FEMA Corps already, and more than a dozen are seriously considering it. I'm suspecting it's because of the office work rather than the "boots on the ground" kind of work that was expected. On a happier note, they have brought this up to the big guys/gals upstairs so perhaps they will be making changes to the program. I understand that I am making a difference, however it would be nice to make a difference in a way that engages me rather than sitting at a computer all day and getting a migraine...almost every day. At the least, this year is going to teach me to be flexible and professional, and even if I sometimes don't feel like I'm helping others, I can focus on improving myself.
October 27th is a National Day of Service, and our amazing POL's (Project Outreach Liaisons) named Nateanna and Tanner, have signed us up for helping set up and help with the "Skydive for ALS in Georgia" Fundraiser. It sounds exciting, and it sounds like some of us are going to be skydiving. I have not made a decision as to whether I'm skydiving or not, but I'm not ruling it out.
Have a nice week, everyone!
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