ICYMI -- FEMA, Education Dept., Red Cross Spotlight Youth Preparedness at Children’s Reading Event

The following press release was published by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 8. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell reads to 2nd and 3rd graders from Widewater Elementary School today at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. Criswell, along with American Red Cross and Department of Education officials read from the "Prepare with Pedro" book to teach youth how to prepare for disasters before they occur.

WASHINGTON -- American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern (left) and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona read "Prepare with Pedro" to 2nd and 3rd grade students from Widewater Elementary School in Stafford, Virginia.

Source: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency