125 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Citizen Participation, Community Coalitions, Disaster Aid, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Search & Rescue Squads
Mission: AVERT was founded in 1995 as a "Citizen Board" by Salt Lake County Government. We reorganized in late 1998 and distributed more than a quarter million dollars worth of military surplus supplies and equipment deemed appropriate for CERTs. We now function as a private nonprofit corporation for public education and benefit with regard to disaster preparedness, response and recovery.