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EXHIBIT A <br />CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Agency Name: Hibiscus Children's Center, Inc. <br />Address: 1145 12th Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US <br />Executive Director: <br />Matt Markley <br />Email: <br />mmarkley@hcc4kids.org <br />Phone: <br />(772) 340-5750 <br />Fax: <br />(772) 323-2404 <br />Program Director: <br />Will Malone <br />Email: <br />wmalone@hcc4kids.org <br />Phone: <br />(772) 340-5044 <br />Program(s) Name: <br />SafeCare <br />Focus Area(s): <br />Build Parent Capacity <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br />SafeCare is an evidence -based training program for parents who are at -risk or have been <br />reported for child abuse and neglect. The program is a collaborative program between Hibiscus <br />Children's Center and Behavior Basics providing parents weekly home visits. Services will be <br />offered to the participants in the family home at hours/days that are convenient with the family's <br />schedule, evening and weekend appointments will be available. <br />SafeCare has a scientific rating of 2 according to The California Evidence -based Clearinghouse <br />for Child Welfare. This means it is supported by research evidence. SafeCare has been shown to <br />be effective for families struggling with substance use, intimate partner violence, and depression <br />- all factors that increase the risk of child abuse and neglect. It also has a "High" rating for Child <br />Welfare Relevance frorn The California Evidence -based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare which <br />means the program was designed, or is commonly used, to meet the needs of children, youth, <br />young adults, and/or families receiving child welfare services. <br />The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is one hundred (100); and forty-five <br />(45) adults. <br />