Nebraska Citizen Corps Mission Statement
The Nebraska Citizen Corps Council seeks to effectively increase citizen volunteer engagement in community preparedness by sharing effective practices.
Citizen Corps Regional Points of Contact
There are 8 Citizen Corps regions serving Nebraska communities. Please contact your region’s Point of Contact for information regarding Citizen Corps in your community.
Tri-County/Dodge, Washington, Douglas, Sarpy
Tom McMahon
United Way of the Midlands
1805 Harney St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402-522-7970
tmcmahon@uwmidlands.org
Southeast Region
Wayne Svoboda – Director
Volunteer Partners
215 Centennial Mall S Ste. 340
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-441-7441
director@volunteerpartners.org
East Central Region
Tim Hofbauer - Director
City of Columbus\Platte County Emergency Management
2610 14th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
402-564-1206
pcem@megavision.com
North Central Region
Lynn Beland
343 “G” Street
Burwell, NE 68827
308-214-0790
beland@nctc.net
South Central Region
Jon Rosenlund - Director
City of Grand Island/Hall County Emergency Management
100 East First Street
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-385-5362
jonr@grand-island.com
Southwest Region
Patrick Gerdes
715 Fifth Ave., Suite 22
Holdrege, NE 68949
308-522-7970
phelpsem@atcjet.net
Panhandle Region
Jessica Davies
Wellness/Volunteer Coordinator
Panhandle Public Health District
PO Box 337
808 Box Butte Avenue
Hemingford, NE 69348
308-487-3600
jdavies@pphd.org
Partner Programs
The Citizen Corps program promotes community preparedness, outreach and awareness by partnering with other government sponsored volunteer programs, such as the Community Emergency Response Team, Medical Reserve Corps, Volunteers in Police Services, Fire Corps and Neighborhood Watch, as well as other non-government volunteer Affiliates.
For more information on CERT, MRC, VIPS, Fire Corps and Neighborhood Watch, click on the program name in the sidebar.
Read more about other affiliate programs at FEMA’s Citizen Corps site.
Upcoming Events/Deadlines
National Preparedness Month begins in September
Mini-Grant Info is now available under the Grants section
