How We Pay It Forward

Emergency Response Training donates time and training to special events and people in our community who make a difference; like the people who teach our children. These people make our community stronger. We are committed to helping the people who help our community

Donated CPR Courses 
Santa Cruz County Teachers

In our continued efforts to "pay it forward", to our community, Emergency Response Training provides FREE Friends and Family CPR classes to Teachers working in public schools in   Santa Cruz county.

Our teachers help form the minds of the next generation. They work tirelessly and often thanklessly. CPR certification is required for their employment, yet the fees for these classes come from their own pocket. Emergency Response Training provides these classes, FREE OF CHARGE to the teachers of Santa Cruz County. This is our way of saying, "thank you, for your contribution to our community. 

Donated CPR Courses 
People working in the recovery community

People who choose to work in the recovery community are responding to a special calling in life. While the personal rewards are great, the financial compensation usually is not.

These professionals work with people who have reached a cross roads in life and are a stabilizing presence to people struggling with life threatening addictions.

Frequently, CPR training is a requirement for their employment. This training fee usually comes out of the recovery workers pocket. Emergency Response Training Covers these fees with the American Heart Association and provides the CPR training free of charge.

Donated CPR Courses
Low income members of our community

People who are struggling financially are also provided with financial assistance to maintain their job related CPR certification requirements. Emergency Response Training doesn't provide "hand-outs" that go nowhere, We provide a hand-up in boosting a persons self-worth and ability to obtain and maintain their work status. Email aki@defibthis.com to apply for reduced fee class.

Apply now to see if you qualify for financial assistance for a CPR training course through Emergency Response Training. Please make sure you purchase a book! The book we have listed in our store is at cost. You can pick it up at our office , or pay shipping and we will mail it to you (make sure you include the address you want it shipped to if it is different than your billing address) .

Apply for a Donated Heartsaver CPR Course.

When emailing your info please type the donated class you are applying for (ie; teacher,recovery worker, low income) in the subject section of your email. As well as the dates you would like to take the course (scan through our calendar to find the dates available)

Materials Fee: 
$10.00 to cover materials. This reduced payment is required at time of registration. Emergency Response Training donates our classroom and instructor time for these classes. Due to a large number of "No Shows" we have had to implement a refund/cancellation policy as well as a rescheduling policy.