Program Standards & Capability Sets

Every material in the baseline worksheet belongs to one of six material capability sets. Each set pairs a program standard — the service the Red Cross promises to deliver — with a capability: the quantity of materials a region holds so it can deliver that standard. Feeding is split into two sets: shelter feeding and community feeding from Emergency Response Vehicles. The Regional Input Workspace asks each region to agree or disagree with each set, suggest items to add, and challenge any individual supply level. Source: Program Standards and Capabilities (NHQ, received 2026-08-09).

Disaster Action Team (DAT)

8 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

1 event = 4 clients = 2 responders = 7 items = 1.4 average cases opened

Capability

Total material sets needed to respond to average monthly event demand.

Disaster Action Team (DAT) — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Blanket	1 per client
Comfort Kit	1 per client
Plush Toy	1 per event, based on 14% of client estimate (national average for children under 11)
Reflective Vests	Non-consumable; based on new DAT volunteers onboarded per average month (to be confirmed)
Road to Recovery Booklet	1 per case (1.4 cases opened per DAT event)
Water	2 bottles per client
Snacks	2 snacks per client

Worked example — CT/RI region — one month

Disaster Action Team (DAT) worked example
Program Standard	Qty
Monthly average DAT events	64
Clients	256
Responders	128
Average cases opened	90
→ Blanket	256
→ Comfort Kit	256
→ Plush Toy	36
→ Reflective Vest	32
→ Road to Recovery Booklet	90
→ Water, bottle	512
→ Snacks	512

The 2026-08-09 worksheet expands the DAT block to eight items: Water (DAT - 6) and Snacks (DAT - 7) join per the program standard, and Client Assistance Cards return as DAT - 8 (0.5 per DAT event) despite the source document's note that CAC sits outside the standard table pending CIMS/Finance alignment.

Road to Recovery Booklets are driven by the new DAT Cases parameter (1.4 cases per event, computed once); the worksheet's 1.4 factor is already baked into that parameter.

Worksheet items in this set: DAT - 1 · DAT - 2 · DAT - 3 · DAT - 4 · DAT - 5 · DAT - 6 · DAT - 7 · DAT - 8

Mass Care — Sheltering

9 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

100 clients per shelter site (current Thunderbolt requirement)

Capability

Total material sets needed to meet the region's number of Thunderbolt shelter sites.

Mass Care — Sheltering — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Banquet Pack CS/250	1 per site
Blanket	2 per client
Clamshells	1 per site
Comfort Kit	1 per client
Cot, Medical (450 lb.)	10% of client population
Cot, Standard (350 lb.)	1 per client
External Shelter Signs Kit	1 per site
Tarps for Floor Covering	1 per site
Gloves, Neoprene, No Powder, CS/12	5 per site
Internal Shelter Signage Kit	1 per site
Red Cross Vests	2 per site

Worked example — Central and Southern Ohio Region

Mass Care — Sheltering worked example
Program Standard	Qty
Clients	1,200
Thunderbolt shelter target	12
→ Banquet Pack CS/250	12
→ Blanket	2,400
→ Clamshells CS/200	12
→ Comfort Kit	1,200
→ Cot, Medical	120
→ Cot, Standard	1,200
→ External Shelter Signs Kit	12
→ Tarps for Floor Covering	12
→ Gloves, Neoprene CS/12	60
→ Internal Shelter Signage Kit	12
→ Red Cross Vests	24

The worksheet's Capability column tags Banquet Packs (S-1) and Neoprene Gloves (S-9) as Shelter Feeding even though their codes sit in the S block; this file follows the Capability column, so Sheltering carries 9 items.

Worksheet items in this set: S-2 · S-3 · S-4 · S-5 · S-6 · S-7 · S-8 · S-10 · S-11

Mass Care — Shelter Feeding

19 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

Feed the shelter population 4 total meals (2 days), 19 items

Capability

Total feeding material sets based on 50% of shelters in a region being opened (rounded to the nearest 100).

Mass Care — Shelter Feeding — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Banquet Pack CS/250	1 per site
Gloves, Neoprene, No Powder, CS/12	5 per site
Cup, Co-Branded Foam, 8-oz, CS/1000	0.0001 per shelter meal (1 sleeve)
Food Cambros — Carrier, Food, Small (50 meals), 25% of inventory	3 per shelter meals
Food Cambros — Carrier, Food, Large (100 meals), 75% of inventory	3 per shelter meals
Food Cambro Liners, 100 EA	0.01 per shelter meal
Gasket, Lid, Large, for Large Food Carrier KF-D43	1 per Cambro
Gasket, Lid, Small, for Large Food Carrier KF-D43	1 per Cambro
Hair Net, Nylon, Lightweight (144/pkg)	1 per site
Spoodles (perforated and solid, 4/6/8 oz)	0.33 per Cambro each
Tong	0.33 per Cambro
Hand Sanitizer, 12 oz	2 per site
Food Thermometer	0.33 per Cambro

Worked example — Minnesota and Dakotas Region

Mass Care — Shelter Feeding worked example
Program Standard	Qty
50% of Thunderbolt shelters active	13
Sheltering meals (4 total)	2,600
→ Banquet Pack CS/250	26
→ Gloves, Neoprene CS/12	130
→ Cup, Co-Branded Foam CS/1000	3
→ Food Cambros, Small	39
→ Food Cambros, Large	59
→ Food Cambro Liners	26
→ Gasket, Lid, Large	47
→ Gasket, Lid, Small	39
→ Hair Net	26
→ Spoodles (each of 6 kinds)	32
→ Tong	32
→ Hand Sanitizer	52
→ Food Thermometer	32

The shared kitchen accessories are no longer shared: the 2026-08-09 worksheet carries separate per-set copies (shelter-feeding spoodles F-16..F-21 at 0.33 per Cambro; community-feeding copies F-26..F-32 at 1 per ERV).

Authority defect: the worksheet assigns code F-33 to two rows (cambro liners per Cambro, and hair nets per site). NHQ fixed this in the 2026-09-11 worksheet: cambro liners are now F-36 and hair nets take F-33 (hair nets were carried as internal code F-33B before that).

The 2026-08-09 worksheet misspelled the capability label 'Shelter Feeing'; fixed by NHQ on 2026-09-11.

Worksheet items in this set: S-1 · S-9 · F-5 · F-8 · F-9 · F-10 · F-11 · F-12 · F-36 · F-33 · F-16 · F-17 · F-18 · F-19 · F-20 · F-21 · F-23 · F-35 · F-25

Mass Care — Community Feeding (ERVs)

19 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

Maintain all Emergency Response Vehicles in a readiness posture for deployment, 19 items

Capability

Total material sets needed to deploy 100% of ERVs assigned to the region.

Mass Care — Community Feeding (ERVs) — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Banquet Packs CS/250	1 per ERV
Beard Cover, Polypropylene, White, Latex Free (100/box)	1 per ERV
Clamshells CS/200	1 per ERV
Coolers	1 per ERV
Drink Cambros — Carrier, Drink/Beverage	2 per ERV
Food Cambros — Carrier, Food, Large (100 meals)	3 per ERV
Gasket, Lid, Large, for Large Food Carrier KF-D43	1 per Cambro
Glove, Food Service, Latex Free, Large (100/pkg)	1 per ERV
Gloves, Neoprene, No Powder, CS/12	1 per ERV
Hair Net, Nylon, Lightweight (144/pkg)	1 per ERV
Spoodles (perforated and solid, 4/6/8 oz)	1 per ERV each
Tong	1 per ERV
Step Stool	1 per ERV
Hand Sanitizer, 12 oz	2 per ERV

Worked example — Northwest Region

Mass Care — Community Feeding (ERVs) worked example
Program Standard	Qty
ERVs assigned to the region	4
→ Banquet Packs	4
→ Beard Covers	4
→ Clamshells	4
→ Coolers	4
→ Drink Cambros	8
→ Food Cambros, Large	12
→ Gasket, Lid, Large	12
→ Gloves, Food Service	4
→ Gloves, Neoprene	4
→ Hair Net	4
→ Spoodles (each of 6 kinds)	4
→ Tong	4
→ Step Stool	8
→ Hand Sanitizer	8

The source document calls this set 'Mass Care — Feeding in ERVs'; the engagement process refers to it as community feeding.

Clamshells (F-3), banquet packs (F-1), gloves (F-13/F-14), and hair nets (F-15) are the per-ERV copies; their shelter-side counterparts live in Sheltering and Shelter Feeding.

Worksheet items in this set: F-1 · F-2 · F-3 · F-4 · F-6 · F-7 · F-34 · F-13 · F-14 · F-15 · F-26 · F-27 · F-28 · F-29 · F-30 · F-31 · F-32 · F-22 · F-24

Mass Care — Distribution of Emergency Supplies (DES)

6 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

75 households per chapter

Capability

Material needed to serve 50% of chapters active at the same time (rounded to the nearest 25 interval).

Mass Care — Distribution of Emergency Supplies (DES) — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Clean-Up Kits	1 per DES household served
Work Gloves	2 per DES household served
Mask, KN95 Rated Respirators	2 per DES household served
Tarp	0.5 per DES household served
Trash Bag Boxes — Large	1 per DES household served
Truck Decal Kit	2 × number of chapters

Worked example — South Florida Region

Mass Care — Distribution of Emergency Supplies (DES) worked example
Program Standard	Qty
50% of chapters	2.5
DES households	200
→ Clean-Up Kits	200
→ Work Gloves	400
→ KN95 Respirators	400
→ Tarp	100
→ Trash Bag Boxes	200
→ Truck Decal Kit	10

Worksheet items in this set: D-1 · D-2 · D-3 · D-4 · D-5 · D-6

Preparedness (PREP)

2 of the 63 baseline materials

Program Standard

15% of annual smoke alarms and program materials to engage up to 500 homes

Capability

Equip to sustain Home Fire Campaign activities, respond to routine demand, and support direct-to-partner commitments.

Preparedness (PREP) — capability set of materials formula
Material Item	Baseline Formula
Smoke Alarm, 10 year	3.25 per household
Home Fire Campaign Kit — Unopened (500 HH)	1 per region

Worked example — Arizona and New Mexico Region

Preparedness (PREP) worked example
Program Standard	Qty
Annual smoke alarm target	3,140
15% of annual target	471
→ Smoke Alarm, 10 year	471
→ Home Fire Campaign Kit	1

Historically the PREP program shipped 50–100% of annual alarms at the start of the fiscal year. This model requires more pre-planning, and events ebb and flow through the year rather than following a predictable monthly schedule.

Worksheet items in this set: Prep-1 · Prep-2