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Best-practice guidance documents, training materials, security protocols and checklists, and templates, and more– all developed by leading experts in communal security.

DISCLAIMER: These guidelines are for informational purposes only. Secure Community Network advises seeking professional security advice tailored to your situation. SCN makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty that adopting any recommendation presented here will ensure that your facility or users will be invulnerable to attack or crime. SCN shall not have any liability because of any decision by you to adopt or not adopt any part of these guidelines. These guidelines are copyrighted property of SCN and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, distributed, or changed without the prior written permission of SCN.

 

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  • Informational One Pager

    SCN Overview One-Pager

    February 21, 2025 Wyatt Ronan

    We are a team of intelligence, law enforcement, homeland security, and military professionals, recognized as the community’s official liaison to federal law enforcement, and the only faith-based nonprofit with a direct line to the FBI.

  • White Paper

    Firearms and the Faithful

    January 2, 2020 Abigail Miller

    Across America, Jewish communities are on heightened alert and are wondering what role armed security should play in their security plans.

  • White Paper

    Private Security

    April 28, 2022 Abigail Miller

    Does hiring a private security firm make your Jewish organization safer?

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  • Template

    What to Expect – A Guide to the Table Top Exercise

    October 2, 2024 Abigail Miller

    A Tabletop Exercise (TTX) is a discussion-based, low-stress exercise. Players will be presented with a guided, hypothetical scenario in an informal setting, and will identify critical tasks and answer questions relevant to each module presented. The exercise will allow players to assess their organization’s emergency plans, procedures, and policies while identifying roles and responsibilities, strengths, weaknesses, and needed resources in case of an emergency. This guide sets expectations for how to conduct a Tabletop Exercise.

    • Planning and Preparedness
  • Template

    Home Safety Plan Template

    September 27, 2024 Abigail Miller

    This document provides a tool for families to use to gather information that may be needed in and immediately after an emergency situation.  This information includes personal contacts, medical information, financial and insurance account information, reunification sites, and general information on possible responses to emergencies.

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  • Checklist

    Top 10 Safety and Security Steps For Schools

    September 27, 2024 Abigail Miller

    In the most complex and dynamic threat environment facing this country, schools remain one of the most concerning targets for violence. The Secure Community Network has developed guidance to help inform schools of the Top 10 Safety and Security action items they should be considering in advance.

    • Planning and Preparedness
  • Informational One Pager

    NSGP Estimated Annual Calendar

    September 27, 2024 Abigail Miller

    The NSGP application cycle is a year-round process that can be broken into six stages. To aid in application planning, this resource lists the main tasks to prioritize during each stage throughout the year.

    • Nonprofit Security Grant Program
  • Informational One Pager

    FY 2024 NSGP Key Changes

    September 27, 2024 Abigail Miller

    The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist or other extremist attack. This document outlines key changes for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 NSGP.

    • Nonprofit Security Grant Program

  • CISA - Protecting Houses of Worship

    September 27, 2024 Abigail Miller

    CISA is a first stop for guidance and resources to inform FBO-HOW security-based decisions. Included below are numerous resources, which provide building blocks for effective safety and security programs. The resources include a guide, a self-assessment tool, trainings, exercises, and other materials focused on a wide range of man-made threats (e.g., bombing, active shooter, vehicle ramming, etc.) that could be used against the FBO-HOW community.

    • Nonprofit Security Grant Program