AMERICAN-RED-CROSS-HUMANITARIAN-SERVICES.PDF

Last updated: 03/23/2018
General information
Organization American Red Cross in Arizona
Contact First name Barbara
Contact Last name Carey
Contact e-mail barbara.carey@redcross.org
Contact phone number 6023476508
Address
Street 4747 N. 22nd St., Suite 100
City Phoenix
State AZ
ZIP Code 85016
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Total grant amount request 15,000.00
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Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
2018 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application
Applicant Info/Primary Contact: Applying in partnership with Maricopa County:
American Red Cross of Greater Phoenix Zachary Wolfe
Barbara Carey, Grants Manager Finance Department, Maricopa County
4747 N. 22nd St., Suite 100 301 W. Jefferson, suite 960
Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 347-6508 (602) 506-3561
Barbara.carey@redcross.org MC12PercentGamingGrant@mail.maricopa.gov
Narrative:
Over the past year, we have all heard and read many stories about the unstinting work of the American
Red Cross in response to numerous, historic-level natural disasters – Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and
Nate; wildfires and flooding in several states; and 777 local disaster incidents (mostly home fires) in
Arizona alone. Our request for support from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation aligns with your
Education and Health priorities and focuses on a less publicized but equally critical component of
American Red Cross Humanitarian Services: Service to the Armed Forces, specifically our Reconnection
Workshops, with an emphasis on those workshops focusing on children in military families.
Transition … celebration … anxiety … excitement … change, change, change, change … “your dad is an
American hero” (and that hero yelled at me last night for no reason) … “your mom is serving our
country” (and what if she never comes back?) … children facing situations with no easy answers, love
and heartbreak and pride and anger and fear all mixed together …
Change can be challenging: new job, new home, new family, new community, new installation or even
getting re-familiar with family and friends following a deployment. The military trains its members to be
resilient, to adapt and to overcome adverse circumstances. But sometimes even the most prepared person
can use a little assistance. The American Red Cross Reconnection Workshops offer training to help
service members, veterans and their families build upon their resilience, learn new tools and connect with
others going through similar transitions. These workshops are free and confidential, focusing on
individual and small group discussions that enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among
family members and others in the community.
Children and teens need all the support they can get during their formative years – especially children of
military families. The American Red Cross has two Reconnection Workshop programs specially designed
for military children to help them learn effective coping and communication skills that are essential when
a parent or other family member is deployed and/or has returned from a deployment. These courses also
help with practical skill-building tools that nurture resilience at home, in school and within their
communities.
The “Roger That! Communication Counts” workshop focuses on the importance of developing quality
interpersonal communication skills. Children ages 8-12 learn how some communication can be
misunderstood. They learn to listen using all of their senses and how to develop empathy and the ability
to understand what someone is feeling by acting out different emotions. For teens 12-18 years of age,
workshop participants learn that communication has many different elements, such as understanding the
importance of asking questions to clarify understanding and being able to articulate meaning without
misunderstandings through “I messages.”
The “Operation 10-4: Confident Coping” workshop focuses on bolstering strengths present in military
children to help manage stressful situations. For children 8-12 years of age, the workshop helps

participants learn to identify personal strengths and positive coping skills they already possess but may
not know they have. They learn to identify the physical and emotional manifestations of stress and learn
new tools to help them cope with their own stress, like movement, breathing and exercise. And they learn
how to reach out and ask for help when needed. For teens 12-18 years of age, the workshop helps them to
identify positive traits and how obstacles and challenges can lead to personal strength. Teens learn to
recognize coping skills they already possess and brainstorm new ones to implement. Participants also
learn the benefits and harm that can be caused by stress with strategies to overcome this, and they identify
who is in their circle of support when they need additional help.
We plan to offer at least 18 Reconnection Workshops for military children/youth in Arizona over the next
12 months with 8 to 12 participants per workshop. Sessions are between 60 and 90 minutes, and
workshop lengths can vary as some events are one session with one group and one facilitator while other
events may include as many as 4 to 6 sessions with multiple facilitators. We also anticipate continuing
our highly successful summer camp workshop program for military teens, which includes 16 sessions
over two days. Workshops are held at various locations – on military installations, at community centers
or libraries, churches or at the Red Cross. Most workshops are offered during school breaks, but they are
available on a year-round basis.
While our workshops are free to participants, our funding request helps to cover costs associated with
offering these workshops, including items such as program supplies, outreach materials, meeting space,
instructor training, facilitator travel (as not all facilitators are local), and as appropriate travel costs for
participants.
Reconnection Workshops are facilitated by Red Cross volunteers who are actively licensed behavioral
health professionals specifically trained to work with children and to deliver these workshops. Some
facilitators are local, some are from out of town. They are social workers, clinical psychologists and other
types of mental health professionals licensed by their state of residence who have also gone through
extensive Red Cross training on relating to and working with military families. All facilitators have
undergone extensive background checks as required by the Department of Defense for adults working
with children. Additionally, a second adult is always available at the workshops for support and assistance
in the groups.
Military children face unique challenges, challenges which are magnified by the fact that the last 16 years
have seen the military at its highest ever sustained operation tempo, meaning that many of the families we
serve with Reconnection Workshops have experienced multiple deployments. Our workshops are
different from many military programs, however, because of the following features: they are not
counseling sessions; they are not mandatory; they are available to any child affiliated with a service
member or veteran; they are a skill-building program rather than just informational; and, perhaps most
importantly, Red Cross workshops are confidential, and information discussed in the workshops will not
be shared with the military.
Today’s service members and their families are facing the reality of repeated deployments to conflict
zones around the world. After a deployment, many realize that the return home can be just as challenging
as their tour of duty. We owe it to our service members and their families to help to facilitate their return.
We hope the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation will join us in offering Reconnection Workshops: Reuniting,
Reconnecting and Rebuilding for Military Families, and we respectfully request funding in the amount of
$15,000 to support this endeavor.
Signatures: _________________________________________________________________________
For Maricopa County

American Red Cross of Greater Phoenix
Service to the Armed Forces Budget -- Arizona
Project Timeframe: July 1, 201 - June 30, 2019
REVENUE SAF - AZ
Fundraising and Federated Revenue 286,751
Legacies & Bequests
In-Kind Contributions 682,360
Investment Income
Income From Endowments
Contracts 455,305
Products & Services
Other Revenues
Support from other ARC units 330,900
TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUE 1,755,316
EXPENSES
Compensation 539,329
Employee Benefits 163,150
Travel & Meetings 51,203
Financial Assistance 650,864
Supplies 9,543
Program Materials 9,125
Equipment Maintenance & Rentals 24,400
Buildings & Occupancy 119,322
Professional Fees 56,493
Contractual Services 100,679
Depreciation 31,208
TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENSES 1,755,316
The above budget represents the cost of providing all American Red Cross Service to
the Armed Forces services and programs in the state of Arizona. The compensation line
includes not only local salaries but also a portion of salaries at the regional, divisional
and national levels that are directly related to our ability to offer Service to the Armed
Forces programs here in Arizona. The RECONNECTION WORKSHOPS, the focus of our
request to the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation, fall within this Service to the Armed
Forces budget. Support from the Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation would help to
underwrite costs associated with Program Materials and Supplies,
Travel/Transportation (both for youth participants as well as trainers/facilitators), and
Food and Lodging. Your funding would not be applied to Compensation or
administrative costs.