Emergency Preparedness Programs

The American Red Cross South Florida Region offers a variety of virtual and in-person programs to help adults and children better prepare for emergencies.

For those interested in group classes for youth, adults, or employees/organizations, please contact Jim Hagen at James.Hagen@redcross.org.

Videos for Kids! Hurricane Facts for Kids with Pedro the Penguin

Thanks to a collaboration with Florida Public Media, these NEW Pedro videos on hurricane preparedness can now be seen on PBS affiliate stations in Florida July – October 2024! More Pedro videos are available on our Red Cross Kids Videos Playlist on Youtube.

Haga clic aquí para ver recursos y videos de Pedro en español».

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Emergency Preparedness Classes for Youth, Adults and Organizations

Be Red Cross Ready

For Adults

Join trained Red Cross subject matter experts for presentations on Hurricane Preparedness and Home Fire Preparedness.

Ready Rating

For Adults

The American Red Cross Ready Rataing program is a free, self-guided program designed to help businesses, organizations and schools become better prepared for emergencies. Members complete a ReadyGo or ReadyAdvance assessment and have access to tools, tips and best practices to help improve their level of preparedness.

Prepare with Pedro

Ages 5 - 7

Prepare with Pedro is a 30- to 45-minute preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to "be prepared" and "take action".