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Creating A Successful CPS Education and Distribution Program for Refugee and Low Distribution
Program for Refugee and Low
Income Families
Noemi Dueñas
Child Passenger Safety Director CSP Technician and Instructor April 14, 2013 What is “Keep ‘Em Safe”?
Keep 'Em Safe (KES) is a program which offers assistance by providing education classes, child restraints, and child restraint installation services at no cost to low income and refugee families.
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Pacific Safety Center’s Keep 'Em Safe Program is made possible with funding from the County of San Diego, through a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety. What Makes PSC Unique?
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Outreach to refugee families Car Seat Voucher
Quantity of seats provided per event
Translators (Arabic, Spanish, Somali, Burmese and Tagalog)
Brochures, forms & class materials in different languages
Vendor relationships
Technician’s Appreciation Day
16 Technicians (7 are Instructors)
Better Business Bureau Torch Awards (3x Winner)
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Organizational Chart
Director of Operations & Finance (5%)
Nicole Soucy
Child Passenger Safety Director (100%)
Administrative Assistant (15%)
Miriam Martinez
Noemi Duenas
Program Assistant
(PT – 100%)
Elvia Martinez
CPS Technicians (16)
Program Goals
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Provide services to promote the safe transportation of children by increasing the proper use of child restraints and seat belts within the low income and refugee population .
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Educate on California’s new CPS Booster Seat Law (8 years old or under 4’9”) and the Senate Bill (SB) 255, known as Kaitlyn's Law, which prohibits parents or guardians from leaving children unattended in a vehicle whose engine is running.
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Increase child restraint usage by educating diverse populations, in their native language, on how child restraints protect children from injuries and save lives.
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Translate brochures and program curriculum into 5 different languages. ( Case workers, community advocates & volunteers) Positive Highlights of KES Program
• Relationship with many community agencies • Relationship with local department stores • Qualified NHTSA –CPSTI staff and professional development
• Languages translations (English, Spanish, Arabic , L
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Burmese, Somali and Tagalog)
• Volunteers (High School students, parents and community advocates) • Customer service is the top priority • Diverse population in San Diego (high‐demand)
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KES Partners
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Elementary Schools
High School – teen programs Head Start Programs San Diego Refugee Forum
Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Program
(WIC) Program Refugee Centers
Community Clinics/Health Care Providers Military Bases
Kohl's K‐Mart First 5 of San Diego • Rady Children’s Hospital/Safe Kids San Diego
• Family Resource Center
• California Highway Patrol
• Police Departments’ Roll Call
• Chaldean Middle Eastern Social Services
• Jewish Family Service of San Diego
• Community Based Programs
• Maximizing Access to Advance our Communities (MAAC) Project • San Diego County Libraries • Churches • 211 KES Services Provided
• (2,000) pre‐ and post‐safety seatbelt usage observation surveys
• (150) 2‐hour Safety Education presentations
• (60) Checkup Events
• (2) 40‐hour NHTSA certification courses
• (6) Safety Fairs
• (4) 4‐hour Child Passenger Safety education classes for social workers healthcare providers and public safety employees
• (2,100) Child passenger restraints distributed
Demographic of San Diego
•Bilingual Population- 20.6 %
•Non-English Speakers- 36.7%
City of San Diego Population
Race and Ethnicity, Aug 2010
San Diego County Demographics Profile 2011 Population Estimates
County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit , Published March 2013
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Target Populations
Low income and refugee families residing in San Diego County Families served in 2011‐Present Year
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Families Refugee
Families % Refugee Families
2011‐
2012
1523
166
11%
2012‐
Present 714
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7%
KES Eligibility
Monthly
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Services provided to families with monthly gross income at or below the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) median income for San Diego County
This program is publicized with the help of our partners client recommendations
of our partners, client recommendations and word of mouth
Referrals come from different agencies that are currently helping refugees and immigrant families Class participants must show proper ID as well as proof of low income status
Annual
Household Size
Income
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$1,862
$22,344
2
$2,522
$30,264
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$3,182
$38,184
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$3,842
$46,104
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$4,502
$54,024
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$5,162
$61,944
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$5,822
$69,864
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$6, 482
$77,784
For each additional family
member, add:
+$330
+$3,960
Government Assistance
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Cal-WORKs
Medi-Cal
Disability
Food Stamps
Unemployment
Social Security
Foster Parent
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Scheduling • Based on grant criteria a minimum of two classes and one check up event are held in each of the six service regions in San Diego
• Location choices based on:
Economic need Request by community partners Presentations through the county to promote the KES program Development of E‐mail partners list ( 184) to host a safety presentation and check up event
– Data obtained from the seat belt use observation surveys –
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Course Format
• 2‐hour Car Seat Safety education classes – Pre‐register – Adults only at class
– Check‐in: Pre‐test, priority # , paperwork
– Description of the Keep ‘Em Safe program – Video: Simple Steps to Child Passenger Safety, www.livinglegacyweb.com
– Discussion and questions answered
– Demonstration of child restraints we provide • Convertible
• Combination
• Low & high back boosters
– Current laws versus best practice
– Post‐test
– Make appointment for Check‐up event and handing out Car Seat Voucher
Course Content
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Who makes the rules
Seatbelts with pre‐crash locking features‐Latchplates and Retractors
Seatbelts without pre‐crash locking features‐Latchplates and Retractors
Vehicle LATCH‐Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
Air bags
Types of child restraints
Five ways restraints prevent injury
Four important steps Criteria for “Best Child Restraint”
Parts of a child restraint
Non‐regulated items
Video: Simple Steps to Child Passenger Safety, www.livinglegacyweb.com
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Check‐up Event Format
– Check‐in • Child(ren) must be present
– With the noted exception of expectant families
• Vehicle should be available
Fill out paper work and CSD 295–client characteristic report
Technician inspects vehicle and child restraints
New child restraints are given as needed Technician provides installation and training to one family (30‐
45 minutes) at a time
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Child restraints priority is given to those families who previously attended a 2‐hour Car Seat Safety education class Logistics
• Safety Education Presentations: Between 2 to 3 hours taught by 2 instructor/technicians depending on the location, size, and language of class; typically, classes which require translation take longer
• Car Seat Check‐Up Event: Usually 5 to 6 hours hours may vary depending on the location, number of families registered for the event, and the number of instructors and technicians staffing the event
• Social Work/Healthcare Provider Classes: 4‐hours
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taught by 2 instructor/technicians
• Safety Fairs: 4‐hours promoting the KES program and demonstrating proper child restraint use by 2 technicians • NHTSA certification training: 36 hours taught by 2 instructor/technicians
• Observation/Surveys of child restraint use: Between 5‐6 hours , depending on traffic population at the site, for 4 technicians each
• Child Safety Seat Delivery/Pickup: 10 hours a month
KES Effectiveness 2010‐2011
Seats
Education Classes
Check‐Up Events
Safety Fairs
8‐hr Social Work Classes
Surveys
4 hr Social Work Classes
4‐hr Social
40‐hr NHTSA Classes
5‐hr NHTSA Re‐Cert Classes
Parents/Guardians Served Children Served
# of Child Restraint Inspections
# of Child Restraint Installations
# of Seat Belt Inspections
# of Low/Mid Income Families Served
# of Refugee Families Served
1672
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2000
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1240
1712
873
1231
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1086
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2011‐2012
2360
150
70
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2722
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2012
2663
1880
2714
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1523
166
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Technicians
• Team Selection: – College students, parents, and community advocates • CPS Technicians: – $20/hour (Must be currently y
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certified by NHTSA)
• CPS Senior Technicians: – $22.50/hour (Must be currently approved by Safe Kids and NHTSA certified) • CPS Instructors: – $25/hour (Must be currently) certified by NHTSA)
Questions?
Contact Information
Noemi Dueñas
Child Passenger Safety Director
(858) 621‐2313 x114
(858)
621 2313 114
[email protected]
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