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- EIN 52-1627574
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- (202) 662-0600
- 1 Inventa Place, 6th Fl. West Silver Spring MD 20910 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Disaster Aid, Health, Pediatrics Research, Public Health, Safety Education
Mission: Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to reduce unintentional injuries to children ages 0-14 and build equitable and sustained systems that support injury prevention. Safe Kids works with strategic partners and an extensive network of more than 400 coalitions in the U.S. to reduce traffic injuries, drownings, sleep-related deaths, falls, burns, poisonings, and more. We achieve this work through a public health approach that includes research, interventions to educate and raise awareness, safety device distribution and advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels. Safe Kids also supports a worldwide alliance of like-minded organizations in more than 20 countries. Since 1988, Safe Kids and its partners have contributed to a more than 60 percent reduction in the rate of fatal childhood unintentional injury in the U.S.
Results: Since 1988, the work of Safe Kids has contributed to the more than 60 percent reduction in childhood unintentional injury deaths in the United States.
Target demographics: Children, adolescents, families, and caregivers.
Geographic areas served: Across the United States and support a worldwide-alliance in more than 20 countries.
Programs: When we talk about preventing injuries, we’re not talking about skinned knees, bruised shins and scraped elbows. Those are the telltale signs of a curious child, exploring the world, pushing limits and seeking adventure. Safe Kids help parents and caregivers prevent the serious injuries and deaths in several risk areas that can occur at home, on the road and at play.
Working to Protect Kids at Home:
We help families protect their children from falls, drowning, burns, poisonings and more so kids get the freedom that comes from being active, healthy and safe at home.
Working to Protect Kids in Cars and on the Road:
Whether it’s how to use and install car seats, education about the danger of heatstroke, or how to make school zones safer, we provide the tips and information families need keep their kids safe in the car and on the road.
Working to Protect Kids in Sports and at Play
We focus on preventing sports injuries such as concussions, dehydration, and overuse and raise awareness about being safe while swimming, bicycling and more so kids can keep playing the sports and games they love.