# Citizen Corps **Entity class:** Community preparedness initiative ## Definition **Citizen Corps** was the community-preparedness component of the [[wiki/USA Freedom Corps|USA Freedom Corps]]. It organized volunteer and preparedness programs intended to support homeland security and emergency response. [[wiki/Operation TIPS|Operation TIPS]] was proposed as a Citizen Corps component but was specifically prohibited by Congress in 2002. ## Relationships - **parent:** [[wiki/USA Freedom Corps|USA Freedom Corps]]. - **proposed and prohibited component:** [[wiki/Operation TIPS|Operation TIPS]]. - **related public participation:** [[wiki/If You See Something, Say Something|If You See Something, Say Something]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [White House Archive — USA Freedom Corps Policy Book, January 2002](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/01/freedom-corps-policy-book-05.html) - [6 U.S.C. § 460 — Prohibition of Operation TIPS](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title6-section460)