Summer Youth Program in Madison County

This summer, the Red Cross provided the Youth Disaster Preparedness Program in Madison County for the first time. We were able to do this thanks to the Indiana United Way Disaster Fund. Adam M and Katie B from Indianapolis helped me to get the program up and running.

A special thanks goes out to Hannah, Dani, Kali, and Tom. With the help of these 4 youth leaders, we visited 8 locations in Madison County- in Anderson, Alexandria, Lapel, and Pendleton- doing a presentation and a follow-up session a week later at each site. This includes the YMCA, several daycare facilities, and school registration at the Wigwam. We gave a total of 10 disaster preparedness presentations to kids in grades K-8. Fifty kids completed their Family Disaster Plans, and 14 of those lucky kids won Emergency Preparedness Kits for their families.

A total of 293 Madison County kids were reached this summer!

I’ve really enjoyed this experience and I’m proud to know that 293 kids and their families are better prepared for disasters!

Thanks!

Katie Ayers