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Last updated on February 25, 2008

World Cares Center (WCC) fosters safe and effective disaster response and resiliency in communities worldwide.

Description:
WCC offers a combination of unique trainings and workshops, and unprecedented collaborative partnerships through its Disaster Preparation & Trauma Mitigation(DPTM)program

Disaster Preparation and Trauma Mitigation (DPTM):
DPTM provides training for leaders and volunteers of the entire responder community, which includes community volunteers, professional relief workers, case workers, and those tasked with supporting primary victims and disaster-affected communities.

History:
World Cares Center (WCC) was founded in the aftermath of 9/11 by community members who came out spontaneously to help their city in its most desperate time of need. Over nearly a decade of providing programs to serve the community and research to meliorate training of local communities to foster a truly coordinated response, WCC created the Disaster Preparation and Trauma Mitigation© program (DPTM). DPTM is a dual track training program that fills the gaps in knowledge, fosters self reliance and sufficiency and encourages collaboration and improved communication between community volunteers, community leaders and response agencies.

Contact people:

Claudia Fitzpatrick, Operations Manager, (212) 563-7570, (email) Audrey Romeo, Program Manager September Space Midtown, (212) 563-7570, (email) Ingrid Maritato, Office Manager, (212) 563-7570, (email)

Office fax number: (212) 563-0410

Address:

520 8th Avenue 11th Floor New York , NY 10018 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.worldcares.org

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 2/3, 1/9, A/C/E,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 minutes

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