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Safe Start Initiative: Safe Start Promising Approaches Communities 2005-2009

Fifteen Promising Approaches Pilot Sites, funded in 2005, focused on implementing and measuring developmentally appropriate services for children exposed to violence within the context of the systems that serve them. A process and outcome evaluation of these sites broadened our understanding of the impact of specific intervention strategies on outcomes for children and families.

Safe Start: Promising Approaches Communities Booklet

List of Safe Start Promising Approaches Communities

San Mateo, CA

Lead Agency: Edgewood Center for Children and Families
Ken Epstein
Director of Programs
Edgewood Center for Children and Families
1801 Vicente Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone: 415-375-7576
E-mail: kene@edgewoodcenter.org

Oakland, CA

Lead Agency: East Bay Community Foundation, Safe Passages Initiative
Tynisa Zawde
Director of Early Childhood Initiative
Safe Passages
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 6306
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-238-3449
Email: tzawde@oaklandnet.com

San Diego, CA

Lead Agency: County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
Chesley Blevins
Project Coordinator
Safe Start San Diego
County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Office of Violence Prevention
4438 Ingraham Street, MS: N-510
San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: 858-581-5813
E-mail: chesley.blevins@sdcounty.ca.gov

Miami, FL

Lead Agency: University of Miami Department of Psychology: Miami
Lynne Katz
Project Director/Principal Investigator
Linda Ray Center
University of Miami Department of Psychology
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: (305) 325-1818
Email: lkatz@miami.edu

Pompano Beach, FL

Lead Agency: Institute for Family Centered Services: Pompano Beach
Lee Smith
Director of Training and Development
Institute for Family Centered Services
4101 Ravenswood Road, Suite 323
Dania Beach, FL 33026
Phone: 919-367-9200
Email: dirtraining@ifcsinc.com

Massachusetts

Lead Agency: Massachusetts General Hospital Chelsea HealthCare Center: Chelsea
Pamela Miller
Program Director
Chelsea Safe Start Initiative
Massachusetts General Hospital Chelsea
151 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-887-3591
Email: pbmiller@partners.org

Michigan

Lead Agency: SouthWestern Michigan University Children's Trauma Assessment Center
James Henry
Project Director
Project Revco
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269) 387-7065
Email: james.henry@wmich.edu

New York, NY

Lead Agency: New York Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Hospital
Cynthia Arreola
Program Manager
New York Presbyterian Hospital Family
Family PEACE Program
534 West 135th Street
New York, NY 10031
Phone:(212) 491-2326
Email: cya9006@nyp.org

Bronx, NY

Lead Agency: St. Barnabas Hospital Child Advocacy Center: Bronx
Paola Carugno
Program Director, Safe Start
St. Barnabas Hospital
Child Advocacy Center
260 E. 188th Street
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone: (718) 220-2020 ext. 6574
Email: paola_carugno@stbarnabas-ny.org

Toledo, OH

Lead Agency: The Toledo Hospital Toledo Children's Hospital
Monique Marrow
Project Director
Cullen Center for Children & Families
Center for Health Services
2150 W. Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: 419-291-8438
Email: monique.marrow@promedica.org

Dayton, OH

Lead Agency: Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence, Inc.
Jane Keiffer
Clinical Program Director
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
310 W. Monument Ave.
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: (937) 531-5700
Email: janek@artemiscenter.org

Portland, OR

Lead Agency: Multnomah County, Oregon Department of County Human Services
Annie Neal
Project Coordinator
Multnomah County Safe Start
421 SW Oak Street, Suite 630
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 988-4113
Email: annie.m.neal@co.multnomah.or.us

Erie, PA

Lead Agency: Children's Advocacy Center of Erie County, Inc.
Robin Taylor
Project Director, Safe Start Erie
Children's Advocacy Center
2005 West 8th Street, Suite 103
Erie, PA 16502
Phone: (814) 451-0202
Email: Robin.Taylor@cacerie.org

Providence, RI

Lead Agency: Family Service of Rhode Island
Susan Erstling
Vice President, Trauma, Intake and Emergency Services
Family Service of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 6688
Providence, RI 02940-6688
Phone: 401-331-1350 ext. 1326
E-mail: erstlingsu@familyserviceri.org

Dallas, TX

Lead Agency: Southern Methodist University
Renee McDonald
Project Director
Southern Methodist University
Family Research Center
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: (214)768-1128
Email: rmcdonal@smu.edu