{"id":303597,"date":"2026-05-21T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/303597\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:43:08","slug":"texas-4-h-hosts-youth-disaster-preparedness-camp-aug-2-6-in-brownwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/303597\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas 4-H hosts youth disaster preparedness camp Aug. 2-6 in Brownwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood will host the My Preparedness Initiative, MYPI, Camp from Aug. 2-6, offering teens ages 13-19 a hands-on opportunity to develop critical disaster preparedness, leadership and service skills.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/P7070006-msm-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"a person teaches at the front of the class\" class=\"wp-image-368554 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;width:491px;height:auto\"  data-\/>The Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood will host the My Preparedness Initiative, MYPI, Camp from Aug. 2-6, offering teens ages 13-19 a hands-on opportunity to develop critical disaster preparedness, leadership and service skills. (Jordan Baze\/Texas A&amp;M AgriLife)<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/texas4-h.tamu.edu\/about\/about\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas 4-H<\/a> camp, part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilifeextension.tamu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service,<\/a> is an award-winning national program designed to build resilience in youth and strengthen communities through education and real-world training. The program\u2019s mission is to help prepare individuals, families and communities for emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>The cost to attend is $600 per participant, which includes lodging, meals and certifications on CPR; automated external defibrillator, AED, and first aid. The camp will be held at the Texas 4-H Center, 5600 Farm-to-Market Road 3021.<\/p>\n<p>Registration will be open until July 19. Contact Makayla Waiser at 325-784-5482 or <a href=\"http:\/\/agrilifetoday.tamu.edu\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#7914181218001518570e18100a1c0b39181e570d18140c571c1d0c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> to register or for more information. Additional details can be found at texas4hcenter.tamu.edu\/.<\/p>\n<p>Hands-on training prepares youth for emergencies<\/p>\n<p>A key part of the program is the \u201cPrep + 6\u201d project, where each participant develops emergency kits and family communication plans not only for their own household, but for six additional families \u2014 impacting communities far beyond the camp experience.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will also complete <a\/><a\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/emergency-managers\/individuals-communities\/preparedness-activities-webinars\/community-emergency-response-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Community Emergency Response Team<\/a>, CERT, training, gaining knowledge in disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, and light search and rescue.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to core training, campers will have access to electives and specialized certifications, including CPR, AED and first aid, as well as a technology track featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,<\/a> NOAA, weather radios, amateur or ham radios, and emergency communication tools.<\/p>\n<p>The MYPI program equips young people with the skills and confidence to respond in emergencies while becoming leaders in their communities, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/printfriendly-pdf-button.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\" style=\"width: 112px;height: 24px;\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share or print this post: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood will host the My Preparedness Initiative, MYPI, Camp from Aug. 2-6, offering&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2888,22128,27,29,28,33127],"class_list":["post-303597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-disaster-preparedness","tag-student-experience","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-youth-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}