Through Safe from the Start, KID works with a variety of populations that are involved in the care of young children. We work to assist healthcare providers in communicating product safety messages to families and with childcare providers to help them monitor their facilities for unsafe products and educate parents about children’s product safety. KID conducts outreach with retailers, especially second-hand retailers, to help improve recall procedures, keep unsafe products out of their inventories and reach their customers with lifesaving safety information. KID reaches parents where they live and work with product safety and recall information. KID empowers communities by providing resources to speakers of other languages and other vulnerable populations.
Towards this end, KID conducts our workshop, Creating Safe Environments for Children, at a wide range of conferences, service facilities and community gatherings of parents and childcare providers. To disseminate KID’s safety resources, we participate in safety and health events year-round.
Contact us to inquire about workshop opportunities or upcoming events.
- (2010) KID presents at Mt. Prospect Public Library: Choosing Safe Toys for Kids: What you Need to Know
On Tuesday, December 7th, a diverse audience of parents, nurse practitioners and childcare providers gathered at Mount Prospect’s public library for a presentation on children’s product safety with an emphasis on safe shopping in the holiday season.
- (2010) Workshop for ESL parents
As part of our continuing partnership with Asian Human Services, in October KID’s program director gave a presentation on children’s product safety to a fresh crop of ESL students at the Chicago facility.
- (2010) Rush Medical Center’s 36th annual Preemie Picnic
On Sunday, September 19th, parents of preemies attended Rush Medical Center’s annual Preemie Picnic. Kids In Danger was there distributing information on unsafe and recalled children’s products. Product safety was an important topic at this event because preemies are especially vulnerable to unsafe products and safety hazards.
- (2010) Reaching parents at work
Late in July, parents at the Aon center in Chicago attended a lunchtime presentation on checking for recalled children’s products and identifying other safety issues.
- (2010) Workshop for child care providers at NAFCC’s annual conference
On July 17, 2010, KID’s program director, Sarah Chusid, traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to present at National Association for Family Child Care’s 20th annual conference, “Creating Harmony: Tuning in to Children through Partnerships and Professionalism”. The conference brings together child care providers from across the nation for a weekend of workshops on child-based curriculum, health issues, policies and quality improvement, among a wide variety of other issues. KID partnered with Kate Ritter of Illinois Action for Children on a presentation on children’s product safety and advocacy.
- (2010) Local community outreach
As part of our continuing partnership with Asian Human Services, the Midwest’s largest pan-Asian health and human service agency, KID gave the Spanish-language edition of our workshop, “Don’t Learn About Recalls from your Child”, before patrons of the facility.
- (2010) Parent Presentation
On June 16, 2010, Aon employees gathered for a Lunch n’ Learn presentation on children’s product safety in Glenview, IL.
- (2010) Old Navy Safety Day
On June 5, 2010, KID staffers distributed children’s product safety resources at Old Navy’s Safety Day for Kids on North Avenue in Chicago.
- (2010) Childcare provider workshop
In April, childcare providers assembled at Charlotte’s Learning Center in Waukegan, Illinois, for a presentation on how to identify and remove unsafe children’s products from child care settings.
- (2010) Parent Presentation in Arlington Heights
In March, KID’s program director spoke to parents at the Arlingon Heights Memorial Library.
- (2010) Workshop at Asian Human Services
On February 24, 2010, KID’s program director gave a presentation on children’s product safety for parents at Asian Human Services, the Mid-West’s largest pan-Asian health and human services facility.
- (2009) Workshop at Orr High School: Teaching young moms about children’s product safety
Young mothers at Orr High School in Chicago gathered to learn about how to protect children under their care from unsafe children’s products.
- (2008) Nonprofit Youth Leadership
Kids In Danger and Junior Achievement of Chicago have launched a nonprofit youth leadership project with the Simpson Academy for Young Women. The program trains teenage moms to give presentations about children’s product safety to fellow students and out in the local community. Through this innovative project, young leaders will gain exposure to nonprofit business models and develop real-world skills for professional development, while strengthening KID’s ties in the community and creating new opportunities for future outreach initiatives.
- (2006) Health Care Provider Outreach
Building on connections established through the Health Care Providers Outreach Program (HCPOP), Safe from the Start increased outreach to area health facilities:
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-Children’s product safety information is now included in information bags distributed to patients in Children’s Memorial Hospital.
-Created new flyer, Protect Your Child from unsafe Children’s Products for distribution in emergency rooms.
-Distributed materials and spoke to individual attendees at the Illinois Emergency Nurses Association Annual Leadership Conference.
-Developed a children’s product safety “Program in a Box” housed at Children’s Memorial Hospital and available for check-out to parents, caregivers and health care providers.
-Published article for the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricians’ ICAAP-lets newsletter which reaches over 2,000 pediatricians.
- (2006) Child Care Provider/Parent Outreach
KID continued reaching out to communities throughout Chicago by translating its Stroller Safety brochure into Spanish.
KID conducted a workshop for childcare providers in Waukegan Illinois, participated in a Back to School Fair at the Chicago Children’s Museum and an Employee Health Fair for Marriott Hotels.
- (2005) Safe from the Start Kick-Off
Safe from the Start launched with an ambitious outreach drive to a wide array of over fifty organizations including pediatricians, community centers, childcare providers and parents.
Later that year, SFTS released a short looping DVD for education of parents and caregivers in health care waiting rooms, childcare facilities and other targeted services.
KID has distributed over 100 copies of SFTS to be used for parent education and childcare provider training facilities across the country.
Danny’s Story
On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Daniel Keysar was strangled to death at his licensed childcare facility when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails.
Aiden’s Story
Aiden suffocated on the crib bumper pad in his crib. He was six months old. "My beloved grandson was literally the light of my life."
Ellie’s Story
Ellie died when the changing table attachment on a play yard came down on the back of her neck as she stood up. She was thirteen months old.
Liam’s Story
Liam died when he was entrapped by the defective drop-side of his crib. He was nine months old.
Jared’s Story
Jared was strangled when the top rails of his portable crib collapsed. He was eight months old.
Riley’s Story
Riley was strangled when the side rail of her portable crib collapsed around her neck. She was 10 months old.
Ethan’s Story
Ethan died just months after Riley when he was strangled in the same type portable crib. He was eight months old.