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MOU Between the American Red Cross and City of Pleasanton. affected by or at risk of disasters with the aim of preventing and alleviating suffering. The Red Cross provides disaster cycle services without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, citizenship or veteran status. It follows the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Red Cross is closely integrated into community preparedness,response,and recovery efforts,including those of federal, tribal, state and local government and other nongovernmental organizations. Our goal is to work with multi-sector partners to help individuals, families, and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters of all sizes. The Red Cross provides disaster cycle services pursuant to its Bylaws and other internal policies and procedures as well as its Congressional Charter (USC 36 §300101-300111). In the Charter, Congress authorized the Red Cross "to carry out a system of national and international relief in time of peace, and apply that system in mitigating the suffering caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry out measures for preventing those calamities." a. Preparedness The Red Cross vision for preparedness is that we, together with community leaders, partners and other stakeholders have built community capacity and capability to survive,to minimize suffering and to recover quickly after a disaster or emergency; and that together we have made preparedness a cultural norm all across the nation. The components for achieving this vision include: •Assessing community hazards,priority risks, needs and asset; •Engaging the community in preparedness (e.g. Home Fire Campaign); • Enabling individuals and families and organizations to take preparedness actions; • Leveraging our national network of volunteers and our ability to engage partners in direct preparedness actions within communities nationwide; • Working with social service organizations and schools to help them, their clients and students survive and recover quickly from a disaster; • Reinforcing preparedness for people and organizations who have taken preparedness actions. b. Response The Red Cross vision for response is to alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing and organizing community resources to meet the immediate life-sustaining needs of individuals, families and communities affected by disaster; to lay the groundwork for long-term recovery; and to build resilience for future events. The range of services necessary to achieve this vision will vary based on the needs of those affected 3