The St. Lucie County Citizen Corps Mission

The mission of the St. Lucie County Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.

The St. Lucie County Citizen Corps mission is accomplished by building on community strengths by working with our public safety agencies to implement Citizen Corps volunteer programs such as our Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), Citizens Observation Patrol (COP-VIPs), and Neighborhood Watch. We also support new initiatives such as Fire Corps ALERT, and NET Guard. 

Citizen Corps is coordinated nationally by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 

St. Lucie County Citizen Corps Objectives

• promote and strengthen the Citizen Corps programs at the community level, such as CERT teams, Medical Reserve Corps units, Citizens on Patrol, and Fire Corps groups;
  

• provide opportunities for special skills and interests; develop targeted outreach for the community, including special needs groups;
  

• provide opportunities of training in first aid and emergency preparedness;
  

• organize special projects and community events;encourage cooperation and collaboration among community leaders; and
  

• capture smart practices and report accomplishments; and
  

• create opportunities for all residents to participate.