ARES supports a number of public service and public health agencies. We also provide community support for events like parades, etc.
DeKalb ARES has a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency. We are called on to assist the EMA with damage assessment after an event and to pass messages to other agencies who are involved in the same event. We also support OHS-GEMA at the statewide level through the ARES/GEMA MOU.
We support several hospitals in the DeKalb County area. Among those who look to DeKalb ARES for radio operators are: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Emory Midtown Hospital, and Grady Memorial Hospital. We also work with the DeKalb Board of Health for mass dispensing drills and events as needed.
We provide the United Methodist Church of Stone Mountain with coordination of their annual Wesley Walk for Others around the Stone Mountain loop. We assist them with keeping track of walkers on the route.
We also join with other ARES groups to support the annual Children's Healthcare Christmas Parade, the Publix Georgia Marathon and the Summer Special Olympic Games at Emory University.