Katrina 5 Year Report
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Interested in becoming a Red Cross Disaster Responder?
These 5 core curriculum classes must be completed to provide you with the skills you need to effectively respond to natural and man-made disasters that occur in our area. These are offered over a 7 week period with one session each week.
• Fulfilling Our Mission: Translating Your Compassion into Community Action – Introduces potential disaster volunteers to the role of the Red Cross in the community’s actions in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
DATE: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Mass Care: An Overview – Provides an overview of the activities performed by the Mass Care group on a disaster relief operation. These include Sheltering, Feeding, Bulk Distribution, and Community Programs.
DATE: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Disaster Assessment Basics – Introduces the critical role of disaster assessment, explore related preparedness tasks, learn how to collect and communicate disaster assessment information & become familiar with how disaster assessment information supports management and service delivery decisions.
DATE: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Shelter Operations/Simulation – Provides participants with knowledge of Red Cross policies and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Simulation offers an exercise in completing this task.
DATE: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and
Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
• Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance – Trains Red Cross caseworkers how to conduct effective client interviews and provide appropriate assistance to help meet the client’s immediate disaster caused needs.
DATE: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and
October 19, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The disaster training classes below are available to volunteers who have completed the 5 core curriculum classes.
If you are interesting in becoming a Disaster Volunteer, please contact Eileen Ryan, Director of Volunteer Servies at (309) 743-2166 ext: 4003 or ryane@usa.redcross.org
For more information about these classes, or to sign up for a class, please call Gary at 309-743-2166 ext. 4023 or email shiversg@usa.redcross.org.
Want to Become an International Disaster Volunteer?
Have you always wanted to become an international disaster volunteer? The American Red Cross International Disaster Team is very elite and the requirements are heavy. Please download and read the following documents. If you feel you meet the requirements and would like to pursue this opportunity, contact Scott VanDeWoestyne (309) 743-2166. The deadline is June 10, 2010.
Be Red Cross Ready!
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