{"id":8783,"date":"2026-03-22T18:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=8783"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:44:58","slug":"emergency-financial-preparedness-planning-today-for-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/events\/emergency-financial-preparedness-planning-today-for-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Financial Preparedness: Planning Today for Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday, April 18, at 3:30pm, at the West Tisbury Free Public Library, Jennelle Gadowski of the West Tisbury Emergency Management Department will present the next event in our monthly series, \u201cReady Together: Community Preparedness.\u201d All are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April is National Financial Literacy Month, and being prepared isn\u2019t just about supplies\u2014it\u2019s also about your financial readiness. Join West Tisbury Emergency Management for an informative and practical session on how to protect your finances before, during, and after an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This presentation will cover how to organize critical documents, safeguard personal and financial information, plan for unexpected expenses, and recover more quickly after a disaster. Participants will receive a free Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and learn how to use it to securely store essential records like insurance policies, banking information, and medical details\u2014all in one accessible place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having your financial information ready can reduce stress, speed up recovery, and help you and your family stay resilient when it matters most.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 18, at 3:30pm, at the West Tisbury Free Public Library, Jennelle Gadowski of the West Tisbury Emergency Management Department will present the next event in our monthly series, \u201cReady Together: Community Preparedness.\u201d All are welcome. April is National Financial Literacy Month, and being prepared isn\u2019t just about supplies\u2014it\u2019s also about your financial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-8783","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/8783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8783"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westtisburylibrary.org\/publiclibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=8783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}