Special Needs Population - Family Member / Independent Resident

No matter where you live, your community may experience a natural or man-mad disaster -- a tornado, flood, winter storm, fire, or a nuclear power plant accident.  In any type of disaster, individuals and families should prepare and know what to do.  Community officials plan to aid and protect in the recovery of the community after a disaster.  The special needs registry is a planning tool to assist our officials to know where our citizens reside that may need a little bit more assistance during a disaster.  Completing the registry does not mean that immediate assistance will be automatically sent to you in a disaster.  But it is an important tool for officials to know what other assistance our community needs in a disaster. 

Family Member / Independent Resident

A person or persons, who may have additional needs before, during, and after an incident.  This may include persons that have a disability, are transportation disadvantaged, live in institutionalized settings, children, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency and/or non-English speaking. 

The following video explains how family members can benefit from the Will County Special Needs Population program:  

 

For more information, or to sign-up/register a family member, please visit our Special Needs Registry site.  

If you have any questions, or would like more information about the Will County Special Needs Registry program, please contact our office.