CHILD SAFETY DAYS:

HELPING COMMUNITIES PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN

One of most successful methods of building family safety awareness is the Child Safety Day events co-sponsored by the Klaas Foundation and the Child Safety Network Trust (CSN), a charitable trust dedicated to the safety and protection of children throughout the United States.

Child Safety Days are co-sponsored by the Klaas Foundation and Kiwanis Clubs in over 12,500 cities. During the average Child Safety Day, the police department is on hand to fingerprint kids and conduct bicycle safety demonstrations and DARE® programs; the fire department holds fire safety demonstrations, and the Kiwanis Club distributes free Child Safety Info Packs in a fun and festive atmosphere.

Since 1989, CSN has distributed Child Safety Info Packs to millions of families nationwide. Each Info Pack contains information on home safety, fire prevention, first aid, stranger danger, how to choose a child caretaker and baby sitter, disaster preparedness, gun safety, bicycle safety, water safety, pediatric trauma prevention, and more.

The Info Pack becomes a keepsake for parents, with a place to store the child's updated photograph every six months for three years, a medical and dental record, emergency contact list, immunization record, and an authorization for emergency surgery. These items are extremely helpful if the child is ever injured or abducted.

Child Safety Days have become widely known community outreach events, with every family invited from local churches, synagogues, child care centers, elementary schools, Little Leagues, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, soccer leagues, etc. The Child Safety Day has been endorsed by over 170 U.S. Congressmen and Senators, as well as law enforcement, fire departments, and educators.