Purpose: The purpose of the Assessment for Disaster Engagement with Partners Toolkit is to help build partnerships within a community. By doing so, its aim is to aid improvement in the following four activities which local health departments LHDs-Community-based organizations CBOs/Faith based organizations FBOs relationships are characterized by: 1. Two-way communication, outreach & coordination 2. Resource mobilization 3. Organizational capacity building 4. Partnership development and maintenance Tool Description: The Assessment for Disaster Engagement with Partners Toolkit (ADEPT) is designed to aid in increasing a communitys disaster resilience by building partnerships. It does so by providing information that is used to evaluate and enhance collaboration between local health departments (LHDs) and community and/or faith based organizations (CBO/FBOs) through the use of exercises. Who should use it?: Despite ADEPTs focus on community and faith based organizations, it is adaptable and can be used by any community or governmental organization interested in disaster preparedness and response. Benefits: Ultimately, the entire population can benefit from its application since improved relationships between local health departments and community/faith based organizations allow for a quicker and more efficient response, which helps reduce both the length and severity of an emergency