Documents & Resources
for MRC Unit Leaders
This page includes a variety of documents and resources organized by topic.
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Are you a new MRC Unit Leader in Massachusetts? If so, start here.
If you are looking for an older document that you cannot find here, please check the Archive. If you still cannot locate the document, please contact us.
General
BP5 Grants Management Manual 2023-2024 (Updated June 2023)
BP4 Request to Attend a Training (July 2022)
BP4 Request to Host a Training (July 2022)
BP4 Exercise Request Form (July 2022)
BP4 Subcontractor Identification List (July 2022)
BP4 Capital Request Form (July 2022)
BP3 Unit Submissions Required for MDPH Funding (Updated November 2021)
MRC Roles - Guide for Massachusetts Unit Leaders (Updated August 2020)
Planned Event or Large-Scale Exercise Notification Form
Role of the Massachusetts MRC Steering Committee
Funding Allocation Guidance for MRC Units Across MA
COVID-19 Response Group Volunteer FAQ (April 2020)
Guidance around MRC Unit Host Agency Responsibilities
MRC Unit Sustainability Guidance
Creation of an MRC Advisory Board - VT Example
Policies, Procedures & Templates
Statewide Request for Volunteers SOP (December 2022)
Activation Deployment Demobilization Template (June 2020)
MRC Deployment Protocol Guidance
After Action Template for MRC Call Down Drills
MRC Capacity Building
Volunteer Satisfaction Survey Template (June 2019)
December 2020 COVID-19 Volunteer Survey Report
MRC Capacity Gap Analysis:
MRC Capacity Gap Analysis Preliminary Results - Presentation - May 2018
MRC Capacity Gap Analysis Results - Presentation - November 2018
MRC Core Competencies Training Plan
MRC Focus Areas Technical Assistance Meeting Presentation (May 2023)
MRC Focus Areas Technical Assistance Meeting Recording (May 2023)
OPEM - Bureau of Environmental Health Emergency Preparedness Portal:
Federal Program Resources
2022 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps Two Decades of Service
Promoting the MRC Identity - A Guide for Local MRC Units
How To Use NACCHO’s Toolbox - MRC Resources
PHEP Capabilities (January 2019)
ASPR Capabilities (November 2016)
NACCHO’s MRC 2019 Deployment Readiness Guide
ASPR: Training Community Members to Respond
10 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started as an MRC Unit Leader
MA Responds
Administrative
2023-2024 MA Responds Training Calendar (Updated September 2023)
Solutions to Frequently Asked Questions
QRG CORES Messaging Mobile App
MA Responds Participating Units (October 2023)
MA Responds Self-Paced, Online Orientation Course
Appendix C: Administrator Change Form (2023)
Guidance for Using Notification Features of the MA Responds System
MA Responds CORI Policy (2020)
Agreement of Non-Disclosure (AOND) and CORI Request Form
Nationwide Sex Offender and Criminal Record Search Information (September 2023)
Guides and How-To’s
Exporting a CSV file from a Sent Message
Learning Exercise 1 - Registering an Account
Learning Exercise 2 - Accepting Volunteers into an Organization
Learning Exercise 3 - Creating a Message
List of Social Media Resources
MA Responds Text/SMS Instructions 2023
Quick Reference Guides:
Webinars & Videos
Training
Response Resources
ASPR: Disaster Behavioral Health
HHS: Post-Deployment Guide for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers
Region 1 MRC Advisory Group: Just-in-Time Training for Flu Clinics
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Pyschological First Aid - MRC Field Operations Guide
Boston Medical Center: Psychological Resilience Training Brochure
ASPR: Behavioral Health Tips for Responders
“Show Me” Communications Tools and Apps
Free Online Courses for MRC Unit Leaders and/or Volunteers
Interested in finding a speaker for your MRC unit’s event? Please email us to request a copy of the Speakers Bureau.
Unit Leader Toolbox & Best Practices
Guide to Discourse Message Board for MA MRC Unit Leaders
MRC Program Office Promotional Materials
Marketing Toolbox
Unit Fact Sheet Template (October 2019)
Promising Practice: Online Resources to Promote Recruitment
Promising Practice: Photos and Videos
Promising Practice: Social Media
MRC Guide to Using Social Media to Engage and Recruit Volunteers (March 2019)
MRC Guide to Cable Access Partnerships (March 2019)
Graphics Guidance (December 2019)
MRC Recruiting Flyers:
Local health, safety, and preparedness begins with you (April 2020)
Customizable version - Local health, safety, and preparedness begins with you (April 2020)
Creating prepared and resilient communities through service (April 2020)
Customizable version - Creating prepared and resilient communities through service (April 2020)
MRC Certificate of Appreciation Template (April 2020)
MRC History Fact Sheet (April 2020)
MRC Program Overview PowerPoint (April 2020)
MRC Promotional Video - The Case for Joining an MRC! (Upper Merrimack Valley MRC)
Best Practices
Red Cross Covid-19 Preparedness Protocol
Guidance for Mass Care in a Pandemic
ARC COVID-19 Shelter Training Slides
ARC COVID-19 Shelter Training YouTube Video
Access and Functional Needs Toolkit
Introduction to Emergency Dispensing Sites Video Developed by Upper Merrimack Valley MRC
Building Resiliency: Emergency Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations Presentation by Brookline