Level 1: Month Three

Provident Living Plan Month Three
Level 1: Food

Assignment:

Gather food (three days worth) for each family member.

You can decide if you want to pack individual meals for each person or meals you can provide as a family. If you choose to pack soup or chili that needs to be cooked or requires hot water, make sure to include a way to cook it (like a small survival stove).  You may also choose MRE's instead.

Think about your families needs and likes/dislikes. 

Here are some 72-hour Kit Meal Planning ideas and helpers:

• http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/05/18/more-72-hour-kit-food-ideas/
• http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/72-hour-kits-food-packs.html
• http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/08/emergency-survival-72-hour-kits.html
• http://www.livewiseindustries.com/FoodStorage/MREs

Level 3: Month Two

March Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Educate Yourself!

Assignment:

Educate yourself on long-term food storage and determine the types of foods you want to eat. Calculate how much food you need per person in your family.

Educate yourself on long term food storage and determine the types of foods you want to eat. There are so many options, especially in Utah. Do you want to stock freeze-dried items, grains and legumes? A combination?

How much will you need?  

According to FoodStorageMadeEasy.net, "there are basically two schools of thought on long term food storage. One recommends a 2300 calorie diet with 300 lbs of grains and 75 lbs of powdered milk (this was the original recommendation given to members of the LDS church back in 1978). A more recent recommendation has been to increase the calories to 2400, raise the grains to 400 lbs, and lower powdered milk to just 16 lbs (this is based off of a research study done in 1979)."

There are several online tools to help you calculate this for your family.
LDS.org
FoodStorageMadeEasy.net
LivewiseIndustries.com
BePrepared.com

Level 2: Month Two

March Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Meal Planning

Assignment:

Make a list of foods/meals you eat regularly and determine how much you would go through in three months time. From that list, pick 14 pantry friendly meals.

Write it down!

What are your popular family meals? What ingredients do you need for those meals? Are they pantry friendly ingredients? Could they be pantry friendly ingredients?

Take it one step further. From that list, pick 14 pantry friendly meals. These can be the meals you work towards keeping in stock, times six. (14 meals x 6 = 3 months of meals)

Want some forms to help you keep track?  Try this site over here. Or this one over here.

Level 1: Month Two

March Provident Living Plan
Level 1: Important Papers

Assignment:

Gather copies of your important documents, both digital copies and electronic.

Don't forget your important documents! Take time now to gather and protect your documents.

The originals of most should be kept in a safety deposit box.  You can scan documents onto a computer and create digital files. You can store the electronic copies of the documents on a remote computer or securely in the cloud. 

Make paper copies and keep them in a sealed, waterproof bag in your emergency kit so they are with you.

Documents to consider are:

• Home Inventory
• Insurance Policies - house, life, car, property, boat, ... Check that your policy covers you for disasters and that the limits are adequate since the last time you reviewed it.
• Wills - make sure you review and update your will occasionally too
• Property Deeds - to prove you own the house and land
• Titles to vehicles
• Tax Returns - first 2 pages of state and federal returns from the past 3 years
• Contracts - business you are doing or having done
• Stocks and Bonds
• Bank Account Numbers
• Credit Card Numbers and company phone numbers
• Driver's Licenses
• Social Security card
• Health Insurance Cards
• Prescriptions - medicines and eyeglasses
• Immunization records
• Phone Numbers - relatives, employer, insurance agent, doctor, pastor, financial advisor, repair contractor
• Birth certificates
• Marriage certificates
• Passports

Level 3: January

January Provident Living Plan
Level 3: Water

Assignment:

Evaluate your family's long-term access to water. Purchase a water filter if necessary.

For long-term access to water, a large-quantity water filter may be ideal. Water filters can effectively filter and purify water contaminated with microorganisms, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals. Their effectiveness depends on design, condition, and proper use.

(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)


Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted.  Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.


Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.

If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:

Containers

Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.

Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.

Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.

Water Pretreatment

Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.

Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Storage

Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.

Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.

Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.

The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.

***

For more information about water purification you can visit: 

https://lds.org/family/family-well-being/home-storage/drinking-water-guidelines?lang=eng

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=b60461150e8ae110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD

Level 2: January

January Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Water

Assignment:

Evaluate your family's long-term access to water. Purchase a water filter if necessary.

For long-term access to water, a commercial water filter may be ideal. Commercial water filters can effectively filter and purify water contaminated with microorganisms, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals. Their effectiveness depends on design, condition, and proper use.

(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)


Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted.  Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.


Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.

If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:

Containers

Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.

Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.

Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.

Water Pretreatment

Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.

Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Storage

Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.

Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.

Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.

The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.

***

For more information about water purification you can visit: 

https://lds.org/family/family-well-being/home-storage/drinking-water-guidelines?lang=eng

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=b60461150e8ae110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD

Level 1: January

January Provident Living Plan
Level 1: Water

Assignment:

Store a three-day supply of water for your family (one gallon/person/day).

You should have at least a three-day supply of water and should store at least one gallon of water per person per day. A normally active person needs at least one-half gallon of water daily just for drinking. More water may be needed for young children or nursing mothers.


(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)


Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted.  Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.


Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.

If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:

Containers

Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.

Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.

Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.

Water Pretreatment

Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.

Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.

Storage

Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.

Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.

Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.

The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.

***

For more information about water purification you can visit: 

https://lds.org/family/family-well-being/home-storage/drinking-water-guidelines?lang=eng

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=b60461150e8ae110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD