Kidsafe Collaborative Inc.

Filing Period

Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 31, 2012

Signed

Oct 30, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$212,321

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Kidsafe collaborative convenes and leads multi-disciplinary child protection teams, empaneled under vermont law, 33vsa417. The child protection and family support team (cpfst) coordinates case planning and services with families at risk for child abuse and/or neglect. The cpfst meets twice/month at various locations convenient to families and the service providers who work with them, throughout chittenden co. The charm (children and recovering mothers) team, coordinates services with providers working with pregnant and post-partum women with a history of opiate dependence, to improve the health and safety of their babies. This team meets monthly at fletcher allen health care. The early childhood malnutrition task force provides support to improve healthy development for children 0-6 who are undernourished and whose families are experiencing food insecurity, and works to improve policies and practices to identify and intervene with these children. The ecm task force meets monthly at hunger free vermont. With each of these teams, kidsafe collaborative organizes, convenes and facilitates team meetings, conducts meeting preparation and follow-up, maintains team participation, statutory compliance, and outreach.

Activity 3

Kidsafe staff conducts training for mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse and neglect in collaboration with the vt department for children and families, family services division, using kidsafe collaborative's materials "protecting vermont's children: your responsibility as a mandatory reporter" for child care providers, schools, social services agencies, health and mental health professionals, and others. Kidsafe has participated in the development of statewide resource materials on child sexual abuse prevention as a member of the vt sexual violence prevention task force.

Filer

EIN

03-0303867