Community Coalition Projects

Our coalitions' members meet on a monthly basis to coordinate injury prevention efforts between our communities’ public service and public safety agencies.  We work on initiatives focused on child passenger safety, gun safety, water safety (pool and open water), bicycle and wheeled sports safety, fire and burn safety, medicine and overdose prevention, and home safety, including falls prevention. We are also increasingly focused on promoting youth mental health and suicide prevention. Safe Kids Chatham and Orange serve as experts and connections to local resources for parent and caregivers on these topics above. Specifically, we provide outreach, education, and programs to community and family-serving organizations. Some of our annual projects include supporting Operation Medicine Drops, National Safe Kids and Child Passenger Safety Weeks, and Fire Safety Month.

Child Passenger Safety Diversion Program

We lead the Orange & Chatham Counties Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Diversion Program.  If you or someone you know has been given a CPS citation by law enforcement in Orange or Chatham Counties in NC, you may be able to have your citation dismissed by attending our program. For more information on our monthly class or registration please visit our webpage https://tarheeltrauma.org/cps-diversion/ or call 984-974-2437. More information on North Carolina's Child Passenger Safety laws can be found here.

Child Passenger Safety Car Seat Checks and Community Car Seat Program

Safe Kids Orange and Chatham supports Child Passenger Safety Technicians and Permanent Checking Stations (PCS) to provide car seat safety checks on a regular basis. Many of our partnering fire departments are designated PCS, and you can find their hours of operation here. You do not need to be a resident of these counties to have your seat checked. Several of these sites may also have car and booster seats available at no cost for families in need. Please call ahead to schedule an appointment. Spanish interpretation is available upon request at several of these sites.

Please follow our Facebook pages for additional information: Safe Kids Chathamhttps://www.facebook.com/safekidschatham; Safe Kids Orange https://www.facebook.com/SafeKidsOrangeNC

Contact our Safe Kids Chatham and Orange Coordinator, Anna Stormzand, at anna.stormzand@unchealth.unc.edu or 984-974-2437 to learn more about our coalitions