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Home Safety & Earthquake Preparedness Program (2025-2026)
Starting in November 2025, the Home Safety and Earthquake Preparedness Program is an opportunity to find potential safety hazards and "safe proof" the homes of our Full Members. We will have FCV Home Safety Volunteers who oversee 3-5 households. All work will be performed by licensed contractors. Space is limited. The deadline for Full Members to sign up is Saturday, November 15, 2025. There is no charge for participating in the program.
FCV Full Members - Learn More About the Program! Sign up HERE.
By signing up for this program, you'll receive:
- An opportunity to "safe proof" your home by licensed contractors* including:
- A checklist to find potential safety hazards in your home
- Installation grab bars, smoke alarms, light bulb/battery replacement, and more at no cost to you
- A refrigerator magnet showing emergency, personal family and doctors’ contact info – a quick referral in an emergency!
- Your own household “go bag” stocked with the essential items when you must leave your home at a moment’s notice
- A Foster City Village Volunteer to guide you through the inspection and implementation of agreed tasks to ensure completion to your satisfaction
- A series of presentations throughout 2026 from experts on home safety, preventative planning, quick evacuation or escape tips – what to do, what to take, where to go.
FCV Volunteers - A New Opportunity to Assist FCV Members! Sign up HERE.
We have a new volunteer opportunity that we hope will appeal to those of you who like home improvement, DIY, and home repairs - a Home Safety & Earthquake Preparedness Program to offer our FCV community. Through the generosity of new partnerships and grant funding, we are able to offer this program to our Full Members!
Here's how it works:
- As a Home Safety Volunteer, you will oversee 3-5 households who have requested work.
- You will attend one training session with partner contractors and your assigned homeowners. Our partner contractors will go over a checklist for the homeowners and explain what to look for in an initial inspection.
- You will schedule a brief inspection of the homes, observe and document their safety concerns and maybe see some of your own.
- FCV will determine from the checklist, pictures and consulting with our contractors, one of two options for repair and safety-proofing of each home.
- Each home owner will receive a proposal of what work can be done. It is up to the homeowner to decide about moving forward with all recommendations, some of the work or none at all.
* There is no charge for participating in this program, basic safety items for your home (including installation), and some modest safety upgrades. FCV has partnered with Hassett Hardware’s Handyman Program to perform any work needed for safety. If work goes beyond Hassett’s generous discounts and FCV’s supplemental support, homeowner will receive their remaining cost with option of doing all, some or not performing the work. More extensive home safety repairs for income-qualified households may be referred to Rebuilding Together Peninsula for service by FCV. Please visit www.rtpeninsula.org for more information on their services. Go-bag and safety presentations (in person or zoom) are included at no charge.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners:
