Reaching out to a diverse community and delivering our vital programs and services effectively to all Upstate cultural communities is a goal of the Upstate Chapter. Catalina Solis, the chapters Hispanic Outreach Specialist, works hard to educate, train, and take the Red Cross mission into the Hispanic Community.
This Outreach Program, funded by BI-LO, LLC., educates the Hispanic community on HIV/Aids awareness, First Aid/CPR, and Disaster Services. Catalina is instrumental in translating materials into Spanish and recruiting volunteers to assist with service delivery. Currently, the program has 126 Hispanic volunteers! The Upstate Outreach Program has three bilingual instructors and 19 instructor in fire prevention and the Together We Prepare initiative.
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