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McKinley County
Esco Chavez (ARC),
will be bringing
water to the sites
of the flu
vaccinations –
for the dates
and locations of the
mass vaccinations
contact office of
Emergency Management
at 505-863-1422,
ext. 4214.
Volunteers are
recruited by the Red
Cross on a
pro-active basis,
with the intent of
broadening and
expanding volunteer
involvement to
assist in mobilizing
communities to help
people prevent,
prepare for and
respond to disasters
and other
life-threatening
emergencies.
Volunteers are
recruited without
regard to gender,
disability, age,
race or other
condition.
Volunteers are
recruited based upon
their skills,
abilities and
suitability to
perform volunteer
responsibilities.
No
final acceptance of
a volunteer [will]
take place without a
specific written
volunteer position
description for that
volunteer.
Click on the
picture to "Get
Involved" in
McKinley County
Joy Ximenez
will be holding
a
Family service class
in Gallup - date and
time to be
announced at a
later date.
American Red
Cross
volunteers
will be trained
in all aspects
of Red Cross
casework. To
quote from ARC
training
material, the
Red Cross is
responsible for
working with
individuals and
families to
address their
disaster-caused
needs. In doing
so, the Red
Cross considers
the emotional,,
physical, and
material needs
created or
aggravated by
the disaster and
provides
assistance for
those items that
are essential to
the individual's
or family's
continuing
recovery.
The training
will cover
developing a
Case Record
(form 901);
planning with
the
individuals/families
to address
disaster-caused
emergency needs;
making
appropriate
referrals to use
established
public and
private
resources;
providing direct
assistance in
obtaining
supplies and
services that
meet
disaster-caused
needs (training
of the CAS
system and DOs).
There is no cost
for volunteers
who take this
course.
Esco Chavez will
be coordinating
this with the
new McKinley
County
volunteers.
Donna Wade
Disaster
Coordinator
American Red
Cross
San Juan Chapter
505-325-9605
888-272-3525
dwade_arc@digii.net
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