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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP <br /> Page 16 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN <br />B. Whole Community Involvement <br /> The Whole Community is defined by the Federal government as: <br />“Whole Community is a means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, <br />organizational community leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and <br />assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and <br />strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests. Whole Community includes individuals and <br />families, including those identified as at-risk or vulnerable populations; businesses; faith-based <br />and community organizations; nonprofit groups; schools and academia; media outlets; and all <br />levels of government, including state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal partners.” <br />Involving the Whole Community is a means by which Washington State residents, businesses, <br />non-profit organizations, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community <br />leaders, and government officials at all levels can collectively identify and assess the needs of <br />their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their <br />assets, capacities, and interests. The Whole Community approach in Washington State <br />attempts to engage the full capacity of the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This includes <br />businesses, faith-based and disability organizations, and the public, including people with <br />Access and Functional Needs (AFN), people covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act <br />(ADA), people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), and culturally diverse populations. This <br />engagement is in conjunction with the participation of local, tribal, state, and federal <br />governmental partners. <br /> <br />State and local governments carrying out emergency response and providing disaster <br />assistance shall comply with all applicable non-discrimination provisions contained in RCW <br />49.60, Discrimination - Human Rights Commission, as well as in Public Law 110-325, <br />Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended with ADA Amendments Act of 2008. <br /> <br />Recipients of any federal funds must acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable <br />provisions of federal civil rights laws and policies prohibiting discrimination, including, but not <br />limited to: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients from discriminating <br />based on race, color, or national origin. Recipients of federal financial assistance must also <br />take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for persons with Limited English <br />Proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. <br /> <br />Providing meaningful access for people with LEP may entail providing language assistance <br />services, including oral interpretation and written translation. Executive Order 13166, Improving <br />Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000), requires <br />federal agencies issue guidance to grant recipients, assisting such organizations and entities in <br />understanding their language access obligations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <br />published the required grant recipient guidance in April 2011, DHS Guidance to Federal <br />Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin <br />Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, 76 Fed. Reg. 21755-21768, (April <br />18, 2011). The guidance provides helpful information such as how a grant recipient can