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Organization: Exchange Club CASTLE Program: Safe Families Funder: Children ' s Services Advisory Committee RFP: #5054 There is a wide body of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of the long term, home- based model of preventing child abuse and neglect . The most recent research shows that : "Parenting programs of 90 days or more tend to produce significantly more positive parenting behaviors than programs less than 90 days in length . (The Impact of Gender, Race , Income, and Education on Parenting Attitudes , July 2001 , Stephen J Bavolek, Ph . D . ) "Home visiting programs show documented positive outcomes including reduced rates of child abuse and neglect, and improvement in maternal life course . " (Home Visiting , National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse , December 1995 ) . "Parent education and training have been linked to positive changes in parent-child interactions , an increase in parent self-efficacy, and a reduction in reported child behavior problems . " (A cost-effectiveness evaluation of parent training, Journal of Child and Family Studies , December, 1996 ) . 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 — 15 hours/wk —Required credentials/exp . — BA/2yrs . sup . exp . Safe Families counselors (3 . 0 FTE) - 40 hours/wk — Req . credentials/experience — BA/2 years Secretary — 30 hours/wk — Required credentials/experience — 1 - year experience . Human Resources -4 hrs/wk-Re wired credentials/experience — 2 yrs . HR 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 . 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 : 00am - 5 : 00pm . Home visits are scheduled weekdays , and weekday evenings . 7