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How OmniCORE is funded, and a new way to support it
OmniCORE’s guides, plans and worksheets are free, and they will stay free. Our own funding rules require us to say how OmniCORE is paid for, and to announce any change to that before it happens.…
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Two new worksheets: a wallet emergency card and a go-bag checklist
Two of the most useful things a household can do to prepare cost almost nothing and take an afternoon: put the numbers that matter on paper, and pack a bag you could leave with in…
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Introducing the Family Communications Plan
When something goes wrong, the first question most of us ask is simple: is everyone OK? Answering it is harder than it sounds. Phone networks fill up within minutes of a big event, mobile towers…
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Introducing the OmniCORE Readiness Framework
Most preparedness advice comes as a list: buy this, store that. Lists are useful, but they don’t answer the question that matters most: how long could your household keep going if normal services stopped? Nor…
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Introducing the Readiness Weekly Digest
Every Sunday, a calm, plain-language look at world events that can reach households, wherever you live, and what to do about them.
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Readiness Weekly Digest — week of 9 November 2026
Attacks on shipping continued and a second major sea route came under pressure, but crude oil fell. Diesel prices and rising interest rates were the bigger pressure on household budgets. Readiness level: PREPARE.
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Introducing OmniCORE
An open-source initiative to help individuals, families and local communities prepare for disruptions of any kind, starting with a layered Family Grid-Down Preparedness Plan.