{"id":391,"date":"2025-12-02T22:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2025-12-02T22:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:38:19","slug":"community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Community Engagement Team is the public face of Salem CERT, dedicated to growing our volunteer base, strengthening community ties, and raising awareness of disaster preparedness. The team focuses on actively reaching out to residents through various platforms and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Primary Functions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, the team&#8217;s core responsibilities and projects include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hosting engaging outreach events annually<\/strong> and ensuring CERT is well-represented at local community fairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing and executing a strategy to <strong>leverage key community partnerships<\/strong> and utilize feedback to refine outreach methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing major projects like setting up the official <strong>recruitment booth<\/strong> at high-traffic events and playing a key role in planning the <strong>mock disaster drill<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handling essential tasks such as designing compelling booth materials, <strong>coordinating volunteer shifts<\/strong> for events, and promoting CERT activities across <strong>social media channels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This proactive approach ensures the continuous involvement of new members and strengthens the overall preparedness of the Salem community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Team Roster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team Lead:<\/strong>\u00a0Laura Hildebrandt<br><strong>Assistants:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul Howard, Mark Wardell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Community Engagement Team is the public face of Salem CERT, dedicated to growing our volunteer base, strengthening community ties, and raising awareness of disaster preparedness. The team focuses on actively reaching out to residents through various platforms and events. Primary Functions To achieve this, the team&#8217;s core responsibilities and projects include: This proactive approach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-391","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":394,"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391\/revisions\/394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salemoregoncert.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}