Free Red Cross Youth Preparedness Presentations

The Red Cross is offering FREE youth disaster preparedness presentations for elementary-aged students in your area! Students will receive a fun emergency preparedness item and an age appropriate presentation to help teach them how to stay safe during a disaster. The Red Cross Youth Preparedness presentations, for students in grades K-5 (ages 5-11), are 30- to 60-minute classroom-based presentations that teach students to: • Identify the best ways to stay safe during emergencies that can occur in their communities. • Identify the best ways to prevent and stay safe during a home fire. • Use coping skills to help manage stress during emergencies and in everyday situations. • Gain confidence in their abilities to be prepared for emergencies through hands-on activities. • Use their knowledge to act as advocates for emergency preparedness in their homes and communities. • Discuss the role science plays in emergency preparedness. Schedule a FREE presentation today! Provide your students and their families with this life-saving emergency preparedness training from the Red Cross. To learn more about the program in your area or to schedule a presentation, please contact troy.staples@redcross.org