RED CROSS PRESENTATION

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• MISSION STATEMENT
• To improve the lives of vulnerable people by
  mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and
  around the world.

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• FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
• HUMANITY
• IMPARTIALITY
• NEUTRALITY
• INDEPENDENCE
• VOLUNTARY SERVICE
• UNITY
• UNIVERSALITY

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• ROLE OF RED CROSS DURING DISASTERS

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during disasters

• Focus on meeting the immediate needs of the
  individual or family
• Careful not to duplicate services
• Types of Disasters
• Personal Disasters
• Large Scale Disasters
• Emergency Response (Emergency and Early Recovery)
• Returning Home (Recovery)
• International Disasters

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• PERSONAL DISASTERS
• Personal disasters such as house fire typically
  affect a single family or apartment.
• Red Cross can provide
• Food, shelter, clothing and other essential
  supplies for the first 72 hours
• Blankets, hygiene kits (toothbrush, toothpaste,
  razor, etc.), stuffed animals, colouring books,
  and referrals

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• We were all a bunch of lost souls, not really
  knowing which way to turn, after the fire took
  our homes and there you were, right away! This
  was a very humbling experience and without the
  Red Cross to help many of us would have been in a
  dire position for sure.
• - George Heather Wowk whose home was destroyed
  in an apartment fire.

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• LARGE SCALE DISASTERS
• Large scale disasters affect many families and
  are caused by events such as a forest fire,
  flood, or tornado.

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• LARGER DISASTERS EMERGENCY AND EARLY RECOVERY
• Reception Centre management and support
• Shelter management and support
• Home clean-up
• Family Reunification
• Distribution of relief items
• Financial assistance
• Community grants

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• LARGER DISASTERS RECOVERY
• Ongoing financial assistance for families
• Funding for community projects
• Emotional support
• Reconstruction
• Major and minor repairs to homes

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• Red Cross has helped a lot. They have encouraged
  people in a way that assures them everything will
  be looked after and everything will be okay. -
  Alyssa, High River resident impacted by 2013
  Alberta Floods

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• INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS
• Financial Appeal
• Deployment of Health Emergency Response Unit
  (ERU) Mobile Hospital to the affected area.

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• "The last place on earth you'd want to be is the
  first place you'll find the Red Cross." - Anne
  Medina, journalist.

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OTHER red cross programs

• FIRST AID AND CPR
• Empowers individuals at home, at work, or
  anywhere to act on, prevent, and manage lifes
  emergencies.
• SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY
• Red Cross learn-to-swim programs help Canadians
  develop healthy, positive attitudes and stay safe
  in, on and around water.
• VIOLENCE AND ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION
• Teaches children, youth and adults about
• Healthy relationships
• Bullying, abuse and harassment
• How to get help

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Engaging AECOMs best assets --- you

• Personal Preparedness
• Know the risks
• Make a plan
• Have a kit
• www.redcross.ca/prepare
• Ready When the Time Comes (RWTC)
• Workplace Campaigns (payroll deductions, jeans
  day, bake sales, etc.)
• Corporate Donations

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THANK YOU