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Title: The Greater Somerset County Chapter

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Home
Getting Assistance
Giving and Getting Involved
Preparing and Getting Trained

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Donate
Volunteer
Give Blood

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We provide emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside Somerville, New Jersey, and we protect the life and health of thousands of individuals. We Also Prepare volunteers and generous donors.

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•purpose of site:We provide emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and to protect the life and health of thousands of individuals. We Also Prepare volunteers and generous donors.

Primary page 1: Getting Assistance

-Contacting Family Members

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Getting Assistance
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Preparing and Getting Trained

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Give Blood

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The American Red Cross can provide two types of assistance after a disaster – hard and soft.
Hard assistance provides material items and may include feeding, shelter, clean-up kits, comfort kits and financial assistance.
Soft assistance minimizes immediate disaster-caused suffering through listening, guidance, advocacy, and counseling.

•Contacting Family Members

-List yourself as Safe and Well

If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as "safe and well." From a list of standard messages, you can select those that you want to communicate to your family members, letting them know of your well-being.

•Find Shelter and Supplies

If you are in need of a shelter during a disaster, please contact your local Red Cross chapter.
The most visible and well-known of Red Cross disaster relief activities are sheltering and feeding. The Red Cross opens shelters for those displaced by a disaster and provides meals and snacks to families and to emergency workers in affected areas.
After a disaster trained Red Cross interviewers meet one on one with families to determine their needs. The assistance may include providing the means for them to pay for groceries, new clothes, rent, emergency home repairs, transportation, medicines, and tools. The Red Cross also lets people know about other community or government resources available to them and helps those needing long-term recovery assistance when other resources are inadequate.
Red Cross nurses deliver first aid and attend to other health-related matters. The Red Cross may help pay for certain medical needs, including prescription medicines, medical supplies, and emergency medical treatment. The Red Cross also provides blood and blood products.
Disaster Mental Health Services workers are licensed mental health practitioners trained to recognize the emotional impact of a disaster on those affected by the disaster as well as disaster workers. They offer information and help educate people on the emotional impacts of disasters and how to cope with them.
If a loved one is in the affected area, family members from outside the area can call their local chapter and request assistance in determining the well-being of their family member.

Recover after a disaster

The American Red Cross has gathered this information to encourage you take precautions to help keep you safe and speed your recovery after a disaster. You will also find ideas on what you can do to help make yourself and your home safer from future disasters.

-Recovering Emotionally

Disasters are upsetting experiences for everyone involved. Children, senior citizens, people with disabilities and people for whom English is not their first language are especially at risk. Children may become afraid and some elderly people may seem disoriented at first. People with disabilities may require additional assistance. It is important to let children and elderly people know that they are safe and that you will help them find a safe place to stay. It is important that you try to talk with them in a calm way. When disaster strikes, a child's view of the world as a safe and predictable place is temporarily lost. Children become afraid that the event will happen again and that they or their family may be injured or killed. The damage, injuries and deaths that can result from an unexpected or uncontrollable event are difficult for most children to understand. How a parent or other adult reacts to a child following any traumatic event can help children recover more quickly and more completely. Children of different ages react in different ways to trauma. Your local Red Cross can give you information about helping children cope with disaster and trauma.
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Try to return to as many of your personal and family routines as possible.
Get rest and drink plenty of water.
Limit your exposure to the sights and sounds of disaster, especially on television, the radio and in the newspapers.
Focus on the positive.
Recognize your own feelings.
Reach out and accept help from others.
Do something you enjoy. Do something as a family that you have all enjoyed in the past.
Stay connected with your family and/or other support systems.
Realize that, sometimes, recovery can take time.

As you recover, it is a good idea to make sure that you have updated your family disaster plan and replenished essential disaster supplies just in case a disaster happens again. You will always feel better knowing that you are prepared and ready for anything. The American Red Cross encourages you to take five key actions: make a plan, build a kit, get trained, volunteer and give blood. For more information, ask your local Red Cross chapter about how you can prepare for any further disaster.

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Primary page 2: Giving and Getting Involved

-Donate

-Donate Clothing

-Give Blood

-Volunteer

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Home
Getting Assistance
Giving and Getting Involved
Preparing and Getting Trained

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Donate
Volunteer
Give Blood

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Donate
You have the power to make a difference in someone's life. All you have to do is make a contribution. Every donation helps provide services to those in need. When disaster strikes, your contributions can help bring comfort to those in distress.
Volunteer
You can make a difference every day. You can help comfort victims of a house fire or teach a pet first aid class. Whether you are interested in community services, international services, disaster services or any of the other lines of services in the Red Cross, you'll find something that fits your niche.
Give Blood
You can help prevent-life threatening reactions of patients. Donor blood must be compatible with the recipient's blood, and it is very likely that a donor within the same racial/ethnic group will be a better match.

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Primary page 3: Preparing and Getting Trained

• Take a class

-Care giving and babysitting

-First Aid/CPR Training

-Lifeguarding and swimming

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Babysitter’s Training

This course gives youth ages 11 to 15 years old the knowledge and confidence to care for infants and school-age children. Combining video, activities, hands-on skills training and discussion for a complete learning experience, Babysitter’s Training teaches youth how to:

Respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid, rescue breathing and other appropriate care
Make decisions under pressure
Communicate with parents to learn household rules
Recognize safety and hygiene issues
Manage young children
Feed, diaper and care for infants
Start their babysitting business

Course length: 6 1/2 for core course; program offers a variety of additional topics that can be included in the training.

Nurse Assistant Training

Train to be a certified nurse assistant working with other health care professionals to provide quality care for elderly or sick individuals in nursing homes and hospitals and at home. With the growing health care job market, your skills will always be in demand.

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Helping people stay independent
Taking blood pressure and respiration
Understanding and helping patients in pain
Understanding human development
Being sensitive to patients
Improving communication skills
Understanding medical terms
Launching your career as a nurse assistant

Lifeguarding

Our comprehensive Lifeguarding program features four stand-alone course options, focused on facility type as well as supplemental training to meet the requirements of professional lifeguards. The Lifeguard Management course and Aquatic Examiner evaluation service help improve staff performance and lifeguard operations.

First Aid/CPR Training

Red Cross First Aid, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training meets the needs of workplace responders, school staffs, professional responders and health care providers, as well as the general public. We offer both certified and non-certified training options.

Swimming and Water Safety

Our Swimming and Water Safety program encourages people to think and act safety in, on and around the water at every step. The progressive, multi-level courses build swimming skills along with a strong emphasis on drowning prevention and water safety. General water safety courses are targeted to a specific environment or age group.

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