Disaster Training for people who are Homeless

Last summer (2008), a subcomittee of the Pierce County Homeless Coalition decided to expand its disaster preparedness focus to not only the homeless providers, but the homeless population as well. Two trainings are offered every other month - a two-hour overview of first aid/CPR (taught by the Red Cross) and a two-hour overview of neighborhood disaster preparedenss. After the first session on the two-hour first aid/CPR overview, the 14 participants were asked if they would want to sit through an eight-hour class for their certification. Several weeks later, 10 people were Red Cross-certified.

Here is an article from the local paper http://www.thenewstribune.com/merryman/story/540056.html