ARC 1.0

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ARC 1.0

• American Red Cross 1.0

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Getting funky fresh with the ARC!

• Goals
• Kicking it old school and learning our history
• Dropping the lines of service like their hot
• Building street cred. through different
  opportunities

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Why should you listen to us?

• Chris Chen
• Member, National Youth Council
• Master guacamole chef
• Mat Morgan
• Member, National Youth Council
• Champion sheep-shearer

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Our Roots

• Henry Dunant
• Clara Barton
• Woodrow Wilson

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The Symbols

• Red Cross
• Red Crescent
• Red Crystal

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Fulfilling our Mission

• Prevent
• Prepare
• Respond

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Lines of Service

• Preparedness/Disaster Services
• Biomedical Services
• International Services
• Health and Safety
• Service to Armed Forces

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Preparedness/Disaster Services

• Cold Hard Facts
• The American Red Cross responds to more than
  67,000 disasters.
• In 2000, 326,234 people were sheltered and more
  than 127,835 individuals and families received
  financial assistance from the Red Cross

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Disaster Action Teams (DAT)

• What is DAT?
• Who is involved?
• What is involved?

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Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR)

• What is DSHR?
• Who is involved?
• What is involved?

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Youth In Disaster Manual

• What this means for us as youth?
• Great resource for both volunteers and staff
• Outlines how to integrate youth into disaster
  services
• Who can manage youth
• How to manage youth
• Recruiting and retaining youth volunteers
• Common hesitations to involve youth
• Great tool that can be used to encourage Staff
  and Board Members that are hesitant to involve
  youth.
• Use the Manual!

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Preparedness

• Be Red Cross Ready
• Community Disaster Educator (CDE)
• Get a Kit
• Make a Plan
• Be Informed

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Three Actions
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Get a Kit

• A disaster supplies kit should include
• Water
• 1 gallon per person per day

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Make a Plan

• Talk
• Discuss with your family the types of disasters
  that can happen where you live.
• Establish responsibilities.

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Be Informed
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Biomedical Services

• Cold Hard Facts
• Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood
  
• The 1 reason donors say they give blood is
  because they "want to help others"

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Best Practice

• UCLA-USC Blood Drive

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5 Minutes Left
A disaster is going to hit in 5 minutes, what do
you take?
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International Services

• Cold Hard Facts
• The American Red Cross works with a global
  network of Red Cross, Red Crescent and equivalent
  societies to restore hope and dignity to the
  world's vulnerable people.
• The ARC has assisted nearly 14,500 people in
  Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

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Services Provided

• Emergency Disaster Response
• Primary Health Care Programs
• Food Programming
• Tracing and Red Cross Messages
• Helping Our Red Cross Partners
• Dissemination of International Humanitarian Law
• World Youth Meeting, June 2009

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The Measles Initiative

• What is the Measles Initiative?
• What has been done?
• What is the future for the Measles Initiative?
• What can YOU do to help?

                               This Togo
child with his immunization card showing he has
received life-saving vaccinations.
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Service to Armed Forces

• Emergency Contact
• Financial Assistance
• Counseling
• The American Red Cross is present in
• 58 military installations around the world and
  with our troops in Kuwait,
• Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Health and Safety

• CPR/FA/AED
• Pet CPR
• Lifeguarding
• Babysitting Classes REVISED
• FA Stations

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How does it all work?

• Chapters (Regional and Community)
• Service to Armed Forces Stations
• Blood Region
• National Headquarters
• International Committee Red Cross
• Federation

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Contact Info

• Chris Chen
• ChenCh_at_usa.redcross.org
• Mat Morgan
• MorganMat_at_usa.redcross.org

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Questions?