AMVNC

See the donations page for donations information and options.

The Association of Mountain View Neighborhood CERTs (AMVNC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Our aims and objectives are:

• Serve as a conduit between donors (who often require formal documentation) and local neighborhood CERTs.

• Organize and operate within the requirements of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

You can contact us by email: contact@amvnc.org or postal service: P.O. Box 983, Mountain View, CA 94042-0983

See AMVNC for more corporate info.

AMVNC Operates in collaboration with the City of Mountain View CERT program.

The city provides a number of resources:

• Introductions and information about upcoming CERT classes in Mountain View;

• Contact information and map for each of the Neighborhood CERT groups;

• A database of MTV trained volunteers. (Please send new contact information if you have moved);

• Advice on Disaster Kits (AKA "Go Bags") including a one page checklist;

• Links to Ready.gov CERT Information.

CERTs provide pre-positioned resources (equipment and trained personnel) at the neighborhood level to help in the first few hours or days after a large scale emergency, when 911 may be overwhelmed.

In nearly all large scale disasters, the first responders are local survivors helping their neighbors. FEMA sponsors the CERT program to pre-position resources that might make a difference in such an emergency.

It has two primary components:

• Training and education, to help people better help each other.

• Pre-positioned emergency equipment and supplies

  • Personal readiness (e.g. Go bags)

  • Community readiness (Caches of equipment and supplies)