1. Priority Number One Safety and Security

2. Safety and Security: Before your Arrival Site Identification, Selection, Preparation & Development (Programming Staff does multiple visits to each potential site prior to site assignment and Trainee arrival in the Dominican Republic) Host Family Identification and Preparation Community Buy In Choosing Counterparts: Agency & Community Counterpart Buy In

3. After your Arrival Emergency Action Plan Emergency Action Drills Travel Limitations and Advisories Site Visits from PC/DR Staff In House Medical Attention and Network On Going Communications (Email, Phone, Radio) Regional Volunteer Support Housing guidelines

4. Part of PC/DR’s Safety and Security Strategy is to have Volunteers live with a Host Family in their community. Here are some examples of Volunteer housing and Host Families…

8. Volunteer Safety and Security… Everyone’s responsibility Key to being a successful Volunteer A key to integrating into a Community Includes: housing, behavior, health, travel, work, and just about everything else for your two years in the DR