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f[D*ut*", tfrATTAGEfrIETITY/xrrnrascouvrY KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP B. Whote Community lnvotvement The Whole Community is defined by the Federal government as: "Whole Community is a means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational community leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests. Whole Community includes individuals and families, including those identified as at-risk or vulnerable populations; businesses; faith-based and community organizations; nonprofit groups; schools and academia; media outlets; and all levels of government, including state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal partners." lnvolving the Whole Community is a means by which Washington State residents, businesses, non-profit organizations, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community leaders, and government officials at all levels can collectively identify and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacities, and interests. The Whole Community approach in Washington State attempts to engage the full capacity of the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This includes businesses, faith-based and disability organizations, and the public, including people with Access and Functional Needs (AFN), people covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), and culturally diverse populations. This engagement is in conjunction with the participation of local, tribal, state, and federal governmental partners. State and local governments carrying out emergency response and providing disaster assistance shall comply with all applicable non-discrimination provisions contained in RCW 49.60, Discrimination - Human Rights Commission, as well as in Public Law 11Q-325, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended with ADAAmendments Act of 2008 Recipients of any federal funds must acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable provisions of federal civil rights laws and policies prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to: Title Vl of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin. Recipients of federal financial assistance must also take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. Providing meaningful access for people with LEP may entail providing language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation. Executive Order 13166, lmproving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000), requires federal agencies issue guidance to grant recipients, assisting such organizations and entities in understanding their language access obligations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the required grant recipient guidance in April 2011, DHS Guidance to Federal FinancialAssistance Recipients Regarding Title Vl Prohibition Against National Origin DiscriminationAffecting Limited English Proficient Persons, 76 Fed. Reg. 21755-21768, (April 18,2011). The guidance provides helpful information such as how a grant recipient can November 2024 1 BASIG PLAN Page 16 of63