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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Disaster Aid, Education, Educational Services, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Safety Education, Youth Centers & Clubs
Mission: The mission of the Safe America Foundation is to focus on emerging issues that affect safety at home, at work, and in play and to encourage the use of safety products while creating unique and timely educational programming.
Programs: Teen Driving - Operate Teen Driving Institute at 10 campuses and also with a mobile training van which houses driver simulation units to teach safe driving. The Foundation offers state-certified full drivers education programming. Over 10,000 Georgia teens have received training.Emergency Preparedness - Develop national programs for corporate executive training and mitigation planning for assorted disaster's. Programming includes disaster simulation as well. Also provides education to the public through community programs about preparing for all emergencies; conduct training programs for community volunteers to respond to natural and manmade disasters.Youth Safety Education - In conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Campbell's Soup, conduct national Safest Kid in America Contest; program encourages children grades K through 8 to think about safety issues and submit creative safety solutions in the form of entries to a contest. Tens of thousands of children exposed to program since its inception in 2001.