The Creation of… FEMA Corps? (Could this Really be the Indoctrination of the New ‘Obama Youth’ Corps?)

March 14th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

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FEMA – Along with our partners at the Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS), we announced the creation of FEMA Corps, which
sets the foundation for a new generation of emergency managers. FEMA
Corps leverages a newly-created unit of 1,600 service corps members from
AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps solely devoted to
FEMA disaster response and recovery.

The full-time residential service program is for individuals ages
18-24, and members will serve a one-year term including a minimum of
1,700 hours, providing support working directly with disaster survivors.
The first members will begin serving in this August and the program
will reach its full capacity within 18 months.

The program will enhance the federal government’s disaster
capabilities, increase the reliability and diversity of the disaster
workforce, promote an ethos of service, and expand education and
economic opportunity for young people.

At today’s event, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, remarked:

…[FEMA Corps], helps communities recover, it trains young
people, helps them pay for college, and it doesn’t cost taxpayers an
additional dime. Whether you’re a young person looking for work, a
member of the community that’s been hit by a flood or a tornado or just a
citizen who wants your tax dollars to be spent as wisely as possible,
this is a program you can be proud of. This is really government at its
best.

And it’s part of the president’s larger vision for an America built
to last. Today, so many of our young people have shown that they’re
willing to do their part to work hard, act responsibly and contribute to
their communities. But in tough economic times, it’s up to all of us to
make sure that their hard work and responsibility still pays off.

We have to preserve what President Obama has called the basic promise
of America, that no matter who you are, where you come from, you can
make it if you try, if you fulfill your responsibilities and you make a
contribution.

During the event, Secretary Napolitano described the program:

First and most important, it will help communities
prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters by supporting
disaster recovery centers, assisting in logistics, community relations
and outreach, and performing other critical functions.

We know from experience that quick deployment of trained personnel is
critical during a crisis. The FEMA Corps will provide a pool of trained
personnel, and it will also pay long-term dividends by adding depth to
our reserves — individuals trained in every aspect of disaster response
who augment our full-time FEMA staff.

Second, the Corps will help us make the best use of taxpayer funds as
we bring in FEMA Corps members at a significantly lower cost.

Third, FEMA Corps will provide participants with critical job skills
and training. Emergency management is a growing field, much larger than
FEMA alone. The recent high school and college graduates entering this
program will emerge with the training and the on-the-ground experience
that provides a clear pathway into this critical profession.

And finally, this Corps — it encourages and supports the ethic of
public service tapping the energy and dedication to helping their
communities that we see among so many young adults today. Many here
today, myself included, know that a career in public service presents
opportunities and rewards far beyond paychecks.

The new initiative will promote an ethos of national service and
civic engagement by mobilizing corps members and community volunteers to
provide critical disaster services. Once trained by FEMA and CNCS,
members will provide support in areas ranging from working directly with
disaster survivors, to supporting disaster recovering centers, and
sharing valuable disaster information with the public.

Robert Velasco, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and
Community Service, spoke about this new chapter in national service:

By opening up new pathways in emergency management, this
partnership will give thousands of young people the opportunity to serve
their country and gain the skills and training they need to fill the
jobs of today and tomorrow.

This is a historic new chapter in the
history of national service that will enhance our nation’s disaster
capabilities and promote an ethic of national service while achieving
significant cost savings for the taxpayer.

Deputy Administrator Serino discussed the importance of FEMA Corps:

People have asked, why is this important? Looking into
the eyes of survivors, looking at communities that are devastated,
having young people that can step up and help out in the time of a
disaster who are trained will make a difference in people’s lives.
That’s why we’re doing this.

As we continue to move forward and we look for opportunities to be
more efficient, to look for opportunities to get young people involved
in government, to get young people involved in service to their country,
[we] will make a difference. We’ve had the opportunity to work with
CNCS in AmeriCorps in the past, and this is broadening that — expanding
it, so we have the opportunity to bring this talented, young,
will-be-trained workforce to help our staff.

They are augmenting our reservists, augmenting our full-time
employees. This will be an opportunity for us to strengthen our nation’s
disaster response capabilities, create pathways for young people and
really help the ethos of national service.

Mayor Walter Maddox, Tuscaloosa, Ala. also attended today’s
announcement, and from the perspective a mayor of a town still
recovering from a major disaster last year, the mayor expressed his
excitement about the new agreement:

This new partnership between FEMA and the Corporation for
National and Community Service will be crucial in supporting cities,
counties and states in their time of need. I commend FEMA and CNCS for
understanding that to effectively respond during a crisis, we have to
extend beyond political, geographical and even bureaucratic boundaries
to ensure all resources are made available to the citizens we serve.

To recap, the purpose of the program is:

Strengthening the Nation’s Disaster Response Capacity: The
partnership will provide a trained and reliable resource dedicated to
support disaster operations, while enhancing the entire emergency
management workforce.
Creating Pathways to Work for Young People: By
providing training, experience, and educational opportunity, the
partnership will prepare thousands of young people for careers in
emergency management and related fields.
Promoting an Ethos of National Service: The
partnership will strengthen our nation’s culture of service and civic
engagement by mobilizing corps members and community volunteers to
provide critical disaster services.
Modernizing Government Operations to Improve Performance: By
working together, CNCS and FEMA will advance the President’s management
goals of working across government, managing across sectors, and
promoting efficiency.