Upcoming Shelter Training
Learn how to support your community in times of disaster
Red Cross Shelter Fundamentals Training
Sunday February 19th, 2017 10am-2pm
Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross
4 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 302, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
This 4 hour course is designed to provide you with the necessary training to open, set up, operate, and close a Red Cross shelter during a disaster. In times of disaster, community collaboration is essential and this is a wonderful way to give back to our community. Become part of a team of caring volunteers who will provide a safe and secure environment for affected individuals during natural disasters, which have become more and more frequent as the climate continues to change.
This revised Shelter Fundamentals (Interim Course) is a basic level course that introduces the guidelines and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Referencing shelter checklists, participants will work on a case study that takes them through four of the six phases of the Sheltering Process: Resourcing, Opening, Operating and Closing.
The training is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required. A minimum of 8 registrants is required or the training will be cancelled.
RSVP to Maureen McGuirl at Maureen.McGuirl@redcross.org or register below.
http://www.redcross.org/local/new-york/eastern-new-york/volunteer