This first model shown is our Kid Bus/Fun Bus. This is for children ranging from ages 3-8. During a disaster we as a group felt it was important to entertain the children. For one sometimes kids don't really understand whats happening, what happened and not to say get in the way of adults but have way more pent up energy that they need to let loose. This way parent can feel comfortable letting their children a few at a time onto the fun bus to blow off some steam. Supervisors will be available on the bus to watch and keep the children safe. We felt that instead of having a bus that the victim stayed on it could be a bus that would go around to the different shelters for a few hours.The childrens bus will include two coloring tables for smaller children; a building block station; a ball pit complete with 3 punching bag obstacles; a loft area with a slide that conects to the ball pit; and finally a dry erase board located in the hallway/isle for a few signatures from kids or pictures.
This model is of our faith/counseling bus. During/after natural disasters like Katrina you find groups banding together praying hoping for their family, and we felt this bus would be a good way for the victim to come into a safe open soothing environment and have the option to meet with other victims in the community room and talk about the past events or meet one on one in the Therapy room with a counslor. or even upstairs in the Zen room for a soothing experience a quite environment to meditate or lie down.
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