Events for May 14 - March 10, 2022

This short webinar will explore how misinformation and disinformation spread during crisis events (generally) and in the context of COVID-19 (specifically). We are particularly vulnerable to the spread of misinformation during times of crisis – due to uncertainty in the information environment and anxiety about what the impacts will be and how we should respond.

Small businesses sometimes find it difficult to provide a sufficient safety program on a tight budget. Business owners want to keep their employees safe on the job but with trying to manage sales, customers, accounting, payroll, and administrative work.  It will be an investment but it is possible to achieve a big business safety program on a small business budget!

Feeling fatigued? Are you more impatient than normal? Are you finding it hard to balance working from or just being at home? You're not alone. These are all signs that your mental wellness is being challenged by events around you (e.g., COVID-19, political and civil unrest, significant life change). As we hope for life to go back to “normal”, understanding how uncertainty and dramatic change affects our daily lives can help us to combat stress and other negative impacts.

At 10:15 am on October 15, 2020, millions of people in Washington State will participate in the largest earthquake drill ever: ShakeOut! Why? Earthquakes can happen anywhere, so everyone should know how to protect themselves when an earthquake occurs. Coastal earthquakes can be followed by tsunamis – which is why the Great Washington ShakeOut includes a tsunami drill.

Dr. King’s words challenge us to address the “fierce urgency of now.” As many individuals, families, and communities struggle with not only the effects of the coronavirus, but the already challenging circumstances that compound the pandemic, we must still ask and answer that important question, “What are you doing for others?” The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is going to look differently in 2021, so AmeriCorps is hosting a webinar next Thurs., Dec. 3 at 1:00 p.m. ET. This webinar is designed to help pivot your service opportunities in the time of COVID-19 while still meeting important [...]