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Youth Training Programs
As the disaster preparedness and training leader, the American Red Cross offers numerous programs to teach young people skills for managing the unexpected. Please be advised that there may be a fee associated with the training classes listed below. If you are looking for a short presentation for your organization, click here to link to our Speaker's Bureau page.
Babysitter's Training
Target Audience: Ages 11-15
If you're 11 to 15 years old, you can get the knowledge, skills and confidence to care for infants and school-age children. This course has recently been updated, expanded and redesigned for today's babysitters – and includes cool new products to make the course more engaging than ever. This course will teach you how to:
- Care for children and infants
- Be a good leader and role model
- Make good decisions and solve problems
- Keep the children you babysit and yourself safe.
- Handle emergencies such as injuries, illnesses and household accidents
- Write resumes and interview for jobs
- And much more!
To enroll, please call Du’aa at 419/329-2295. Private classes for groups of 10 or more are also available.
Basic Aid Training (BAT)
Target Audience: Grades 3-5
In this course, children learn emergency response skills, rescue breathing, and ways to prevent and care for choking, wounds, nosebleeds, falls and animal bites. It includes training in fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse and more.
First Aid for Children Today (FACT)
Target Audience: Grades K-3
Using characters called the "Critter Clan," FACT brings important health and safety information to young children at a level to which they can relate. Topics include hygiene and health habits, personal safety, and injury prevention.
First Aid Preparedness - Level 1
Target Audience: Grades K-5
Participants in this non-certification course learn about the five steps to preparedness; how to recognize and respond to the most common family emergencies; how and when to call 911; what to do when someone is choking; and how to respond to accidents and injuries.
First Aid Preparedness - Level 2
Target Audience: Grades 6-8
This program introduces participants to the concept of emergency preparedness and the principles of basic first aid. Volunteerism and helping others is stressed during this two-hour course.
To enroll in a class, contact the Red Cross at 419-329-2183. | 
