Community Impact
Each year, Coalitions and Partners of the State of Safe Kids Pennsylvania (SKPA) engage in a variety of outreach efforts to their local communities in order to prevent unintentional childhood injuries through education, awareness events, trainings, and more.
With the change of each fiscal year in July, the State Office Coordinator gathers data from each of the SKPA groups, both in the form of a detailed spreadsheet and in one-on-one meetings. That data is then compiled into a Summary Report for the previous fiscal year, which is available to the SKPA groups and the general public as well.
View our most recent 2022-2023 Summary Report here, or look at our numbers below!
Previous Summary Reports
Together, Safe Kids PA groups participate in events and trainings, and provide materials to families in need in order to reduce and prevent unintentional childhood injuries and death.
IN THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, SKPA GROUPS…
engaged in over 590 community events
held over 1,500 educational sessions
and reached over 164,300 people
Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Continues to be SKPA's Biggest Initiative
In the 22-23 fiscal year, SKPA Groups:
Participated in or hosted a total of 363 CPS related events, including Inspection Station(s), CPS week, Check up events, and more
Checked over 1,500 car seats using certified child passenger safety technicians
Distributed 670 car seats to families
And Safe Kids PA Does More than CPS
In the 22-23 fiscal year, SKPA Groups:
Participated in or held a total of 108 bicycle safety events and distributed over 4,800 helmets while ensuring proper fit (with at least 1,800 going to historically under-served/under-resourced communities!)
Prioritized poison prevention and medication safety initiatives with 145 events and over 12,000 medication safety items distributed
Focused on safe sleep in 116 events, and distributed almost 300 cribs and 164 sleep sacks to families
Distributed over 3,300 childproofing items; 627 gun locks; over 1,600 water safety items; 1,740 reflective safety items; 90 smoke alarms; over 60 CO monitors; and almost 3,000 safety books or coloring pages
In Addition, The State Office:
Provided two rounds of funding opportunities to SKPA groups, distributing over $31,000 to safety programs across PA
Spearheaded a medication safety initiative to provide all SKPA groups with medication lock bags and medication safety educational materials in both English and Spanish
Completely redesigned the Community Impact Report for the SKPA groups, meaning that the data collected will be more comprehensive and refined moving forward
Interested in joining our work?
See if your county is already a part of Safe Kids by finding your local group.
No local group? Reach out to the State Office to learn more about becoming a Partner of the State
