Safe Place Summer Outreach

Agenda

Finding Summer Audience

Summer Activities in the Community

Utilizing Safe Place Sites and Partners

Summer Outreach Events – Ideas, Simplification, and Revitalization

Presentation Activities

Promoting Safe Place

Where is Your Summer Audience?

Think about your audience – where do youth hangout?

Malls

Movie Theaters

Bowling Alleys

Skate Parks

Water Parks, Public Pools, and Beaches

Amusement Parks/Arcades

Camp

Summer Sport Leagues

Summer School

Library

Community Summer Activities

Summer Sporting Events

Community/Church/School Fairs

Local Parks

Skate Parks, Water Parks, Beaches, etc.

Summer Theater in the Park

Fireworks – 4th of July Celebrations

Summer Youth Programs

Which means youth are active in a wide range of activities!

YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Libraries

Research other youth centers in your local community

Parks & Recreation Programs

School Summer Programs

The Housing Authority

Research their events and participate at one

Utilize Safe Place Sites

Leverage your Safe Place Sites

Can they help with promotion?

Can they sponsor an event?

How can you partner together?

Look at Community Partners

Can you work together on a community event?

Participate in local school orientations

Utilize Fire and Police Department contacts

Summer Outreach Events

Organize summer concert with local youth bands and artists

Summer Fashion Show with Youth Focused Retailers

Have informational Booth at County Fair or Summer Sporting Event

Get involved at Youth Group Events or School Summer Programs

Summer Outreach Venues

Set up Informational Booths at local Family Hot Spots:

Wal-Mart

Amusement Parks

Movie Theaters

Bowling Alleys

Fire and Police Department Safety Events

Don’t Get Boxed in Campaign

Possible Venues: School Event County Fair Fire/Police Dept. Safety Night

Make it interactive!

Provide outreach items, show map of local safe place sites, interact with the community

NSP has created a manual for coordinators on how to set up event

Turn traditional informational booth into an event!

Summer Presentation Venues

Local Library Summer Reading Programs

Boy and Girl Scout Meetings

Junior Achievement

Summer Camps

Local Back to School Orientations

Promotion Ideas

Ask to put up posters and leave cards at youth hangouts

Hand out information fliers or cards at summer concerts, festivals, or sporting events

Ask local water company to insert Safe Place info with mailed bills

Ask local cable company to run Safe Place PSA

Back Pack School Supply Outreach

Share Your

Summer

Outreach Event!