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Help Teens Prepare, Respond Safely, and Lead.
Our campaign goal: $50,000.
Help ELEVATE TEENSWORKS bring Ready for Life — Emergency Preparedness & Youth Leadership Academy to teens ages 14–18. Your support helps young people assess risks, plan ahead, communicate clearly and lead safely through practical classroom learning and realistic tabletop scenarios.
Ready for Life — Emergency Preparedness & Youth Leadership Academy
Eight 90-minute workshops, totaling 12 hours for the full sequence.
- Disaster Readiness and Risk Assessment
- Severe Weather and Climate Emergencies
- Emergency Go-Bags and Household Planning
- Crisis Communication and Emergency Information
- Evacuation, Sheltering & Accessibility
- Emergency First Response & Personal Safety
- Youth Leadership in Community Emergencies
- Emergency Operations & Disaster Simulation
SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Support learning that helps teens make informed decisions, verify emergency information, consider accessibility needs, practice safe bystander actions and contribute through supervised youth leadership. ETW independently developed this educational curriculum. Classroom and tabletop activities do not provide medical, CPR, CERT or professional responder certification.
HOW YOUR GIFT HELPS
Contributions can support student workbooks and scenario-card printing, facilitator preparation and instruction, accessible learning arrangements, appropriate preparedness demonstration/learning supplies, learning space where needed and assessment materials. Our $50,000 goal supports academy preparation and delivery. Workshop dates, locations, enrollment details and participant capacity will be announced when confirmed.
Corporate Sponsorships
Partner with ELEVATE TEENSWORKS to support emergency preparedness education and youth leadership. Businesses can contribute toward academy materials, facilitator preparation, accessible learning or program delivery. Contact us to discuss financial or in-kind support that fits your organization. ElevateTeenWorks@gmail.com | 301-549-6727. Support arrangements are shaped around current academy needs and organizational capacity.
In-Kind Donations
Help equip academy learning with printing services, workshop folders, pens, maps or suitable bags and flashlights for preparedness demonstrations. Please contact us before purchasing or delivering items so we can confirm current needs, specifications, quantities and arrangements. ElevateTeenWorks@gmail.com | 301-549-6727.