The White River Valley Citizen Corps Council presents a community meeting June 19 to inviting citizens to get involved with its organization.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Pacific/Algona Community Center, 100 B, 3rd Ave. SE, Pacific.

Information will be available on the Citizen Corps, emergency preparedness and training opportunities in the area.

The WRVCCC is a local community organization that helps facilitate citizen emergency preparedness in the cities of Algona, Auburn and Pacific, as well as the Muckleshoot tribal nation.

Believing citizens should take an active role in protecting themselves and their families during disaster, WRVCCC works with Auburn Emergency Management and other organizations to provide citizen-based training such as CERT.

Citizen Corps is a national service program under the jurisdiction of the DHS/FEMA and in conjunction with the USA Freedom Corps. Citizen Corps encourages self-reliance and for citizens to engage in a number of activities to help prepare themselves and their cities.