Safe Start Demonstration Sites

	Baltimore, MD		Chicago, IL		San Francisco, CA		Washington Co., ME
	Bridgeport, CT		Pinellas Co., FL		Sitka, AK		Zuni, NM
	Chatham Co., NC		Rochester, NY		Spokane, WA		Directory [PDF]

The Safe Start Demonstration Project is a five and a half year national demonstration project funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Department of Justice. Safe Start provides funding for eleven urban, rural, and tribal communities to address problems faced by young children exposed to violence within homes, schools and communities. The Safe Start initiative will offer these communities an opportunity to implement effective prevention and intervention strategies by strengthening already existing alliances and integrating service delivery systems (such as police/mental health/justice partnerships), with a focus on building collaboration and awareness of the issues surrounding children's exposure to violence to ensure a lasting effect on each of the eleven communities.