Child-Friendly Spaces

Location:
Comanche County Health Department
1010 South Sheridan
Lawton , OK

Date/Time:
September 30, 2014
9:00 am to 12:00

Class Limit:
0 students (0 seats left)

Description:
The Need: Emergency evacuation shelters usually place children and their families in cramped quarters with strangers and lack learning materials, toys, safe places to play and activities for children. Caregivers, who must stand in long lines to apply for emergency assistance, often have no choice but to bring their kids with them. Child-Friendly Spaces are a critical component in providing support to children and families in temporary locations following a disaster. The program's structured, supervised activities offer comfort to children who are used to daily routines, strengthen children's resilience, and help them begin to cope. These Spaces also provide a forum for sharing valuable child safety and recovery information with families when they need it most. Save the Children offers Child-Friendly training that supports emergency leaders, organizations and communities in meeting the needs of children in disasters. The training includes best practices on site selection, organization and set-up of the space, gives guidance for addressing children's unique needs, and promotes child safety and well-being while in temporary locations.

Additional Information:

This training has been cancelled.