Developing a Safety Town in Your Community

WHAT IS SAFETY TOWN

Safety Town is an interactive educational program that is designed to educate children on a variety of safety topics and techniques that can be utilized in real life situations. The program is geared for children between the ages of four and five years of age and entering kindergarten.

TRAINING PRESENTATION

Our presentation will cover topics to educate attendees, groups, organizations, agencies, or individuals that are interested in developing, sponsoring, or implementing a safety program for your town.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE:

• Who is involved in Safety Town
  
• Educational Topics Presented in Safety Town
  
• Locations of Safety Town
  
• Budgets
  
• Schedules
  
• Volunteers
  
• Resources
  

WHY ATTEND THIS CLASS

Whether you have an established program and looking for new ideas or wanting to implement a new program this training course can help.

Preventable injuries are the #1 killer of kids in the United States.  Every year thousands of families lose a child because of a preventable injury.  Millions more children are injured every year.  In the United States nearly 9 million children are treated for injuries in an emergency department ever year. Teaching children to be safe starting at a young age can help prevent these eye opening statistics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Crime Prevention Practitioners - Community Policing Officers - DARE Officers - School Resource Officers - School PTO Members - YMCA  - City Parks & Recreation - Civic Organizations:  Rotary, Lions, Optimist Clubs - Citizens interested in starting a Safety Town in their community 

INSTRUCTORS

OCPA  instructors are experienced law enforcement officers who have earned the Ohio Crime Prevention Association's Certified Prevention Specialist designation.  OCPA instructors are well versed in matters of crime prevention and safety, and are committed to presenting the course using a professional informative, and insightful approach.