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Organization: Exchange Club CASTLE Program Name : Safe Families Funder: Children ' s Services Advisory Committee RFP #6067 Here are conclusions from four independent studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of the home-based model of preventing child abuse and neglect (references on pg. 30) : "There is strong evidence to recommend home visitation to reduce child maltreatment "Home visiting has a higher retention rate (70-90%) than center-based services (60-70%) . "The positive effects of early home visitation re-emerge when the children reach age 85 )""' "In Pinellas County Florida, parents enrolled in a home visiting program had abuse rates of 1 . 6% as opposed to non-enrollees who had a rate of 4 . 9 % . " 4 . List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet) . Safe Families Supervisor — 20 hours/wk —Required credentials/exp . — BA/2yrs . sup . exp . Safe Families counselors (2 . 5 FTE) - 40 hours/wk — Req. credentials/experience — BA/2 years Secretary — 40 hours/wk — Required credentials/experience — 1 -year experience . Human Resource staff — 5 hours/wk. -Required training — 3 yrs . experience . 5 . How will the target population be made aware of the program? Families are made aware of the program through the following methods : Referrals from agencies , schools, parents and the Department of Children and Families (now United for Families) . The CASTLE participates in local outreach efforts and information sharing events . The CASTLE participates in National Child Abuse Prevention Month, The CASTLE affiliates with many local businesses through fund raising and service clubs . The CASTLE ' s speaker ' s bureau does informational talks and trainings . The CASTLE is a First Stop site. The CASTLE collaborates with several highly visible programs on the Treasure Coast . 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i. e. , location , transportation , hours of operation) ? Families are visited in their homes , with no required visits to the CASTLE administrative offices . To enroll in the program, all a parent must do is call the office . An intake screening is done over the phone. If the family seems appropriate for Safe Families, a home visit is scheduled within the next 48 hours . A more in-depth screening is done during the home visit to further ensure the appropriateness of Safe Families . Referrals from other service providers , churches or schools are accepted by fax or by mail . The same intake procedures follow the receipt of a faxed or mailed referral . The administrative offices are opened from 8 : OOam - 5 : OOpm . Home visits are scheduled weekdays , and weekday evenings , 7