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After the Fire: The Teachable Moment
Children are especially vulnerable to the trauma of fire, including the fear created by the event itself, temporarily or permanently being forced from their homes, the loss of beloved personal possessions, and sometimes the grief of losing a family member.
Through the Greater Rochester Red Cross, Prevention 1st Foundation contacts the classroom teachers of children affected by a fire, and provides them with age-appropriate classroom activities, materials and reading lists (created by the Monroe County Library System) to help deal with the emotional trauma of their students and to teach fire safety and fire prevention.
Each child also receives, to take home to parents and family members, a similar reading list for fire prevention, household safety checklists, and at-home activities.
Depending on the age group, the classroom package might include:
Read a teacher's story of how After the Fire helped him and his sixth-grade students.
For more information about After the Fire: The Teachable Moment please contact Prevention 1st Foundation at
(585) 383-6505 or info@prevention1st.org
