The Crisis Collecting Assistance Team (CCAT) serves as a resource for archives workers, archival and cultural heritage institutions, and community members documenting or experiencing a crisis, disaster, or tragedy in their community or the community they serve.

CCAT offers remote assistance with identifying best practices or logistics for documentation, referrals to appropriate allied organizations, and general guidance on crisis collecting. CCAT volunteers include expert archivists who have faced similar situations in leading and supporting their staff through processing and documenting tragedies great and small.

Once your request is submitted, a CCAT member will respond within 72 business hours to begin providing support. Currently, CCAT support is only available in English.

In addition to direct support from CCAT, resources for individuals and organizations documenting a crisis in their communities are provided in Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit, https://www2.archivists.org/advocacy/documenting-in-times-of-crisis-a-resource-kit.