How to get funding?

christineka

New member
My local safe kids hasn't done a seat check in a couple years. They would love to do them quarterly, but don't have the funding for seats. Unfortunately, I'm not blessed with spare moneys or I'd donate a thousand to the cause. How do other organizations get funding? Is there any way I might help? Car seat usage around here is pretty bad and 90 percent of kids over age 4 sit in just a seat belt. (The law recently changed to age 7, but no one seems to care.)
 
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mish

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Are they not applying for the buckle-up grants? That isn't a ton of money, but it would be some. Also, you don't absolutely have to give out seats at a seat check. Yes, it's nice, and kids would be safer, but you don't have to. Have they tried all of the local organizations like Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, etc? A lot of those groups will give money for seats.

Another good place to look for money is your local United Way. I have two towns in my community with United Way and I get money from both of them.

Have they considered doing any fundraising? We do some and people are happy to give when they think they might be saving the life of a child.

I am a Safe Kids coordinator, so I would be happy to give some more suggestions or help out. Just PM me. Honestly, they should already know this.
 

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