OEM and Department of Education Launch Ready New York for Kids

Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg, OEM Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno, and Department of Education (DOE) Deputy Chancellor Kathleen Grimm introduced Ready New York for Kids, an emergency preparedness program for school-age children. As part of this program, which teaches kids and parents about preparing for emergencies, OEM and DOE have created two Ready New York for Kids guides. One guide is designed for elementary school children, the other targets students in middle and high schools. Throughout the month of November, Ready New York for Kids will be distributed to all 1.1 million New York City public school students. Ready New York for Kids is available in nine languages, including English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Haitian-Creole, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. The guides are available through OEM's website, and by calling 311. OEM encourages parents and guardians to review the Ready New York for Kids materials with their children and work together to create a disaster plan. Read the press release Download copies of the guides