The virtual Pillowcase Project is a free interactive preparedness program designed for children in grades 3 through 5. The program aims to increase awareness and understanding of natural hazards, teach safety and emotional coping skills, as well as the importance of personal preparedness. Through the presentation, students learn the best ways to stay safe and how to create their own emergency supply kits by packing essential items in a pillowcase for easy transport during a disaster. Students will receive a digital workbook and will be encouraged to decorate and personalize their pillowcases and share what they’ve learned with friends and family.
For more information or questions please contact:
Olga Wallace at: (917)748-0752 or olga.wallace@redcross.org
Safety Town is a comprehensive one-week safety education program offered every summer by the American Red Cross Metro NY North Chapter that teaches awareness and accident prevention skills to children entering kindergarten in the fall.
This event will be hosted in person in 2023. Under guidance of classroom teachers and with the help of representatives from the police, fire, EMS departments and other community helpers, children learn safety tips and are fitted with their own bike safety helmet that they keep.
Daily lessons include handouts and additional reference information for parents and caregivers. At the end of each week, graduates receive a Safety Town diploma.
Two sessions available each week. Your child would attend the same session time each day for one week.
Space is limited. Applicants must be entering a fall 2023 kindergarten program.
For information and questions, please email safetytown.GNY@redcross.org