Safe Kids Northern Colorado
Accidental Injury Prevention in
Northern Colorado
Unintentional injuries are the number one cause of death to Americans 1-44 years old. Safe Kids Northern Colorado’s mission is to prevent accidental injuries to children ages 0-19. Safe Kids partners with organizations such as fire, EMS, law enforcement, local non-profits and more to provide safety resources and education to families and children in our community.
Some of their priorities for programming and education includes:
- Child Passenger Safety
- Bicycle Safety and Pedestrian Safety
- Teen Driving Safety
- Water Safety
Car Seat & Child Passenger Safety
Car seat use reduces the risk of death by 71% for infants, 54% for children ages 1-4 and 45% for booster-aged children. Yet, of the children ages 12 years and younger who died in a vehicle crash in 2013, 38% were not buckled up. (CDC)
Safe Kids Northern Colorado is pleased to offer classes for families in financial need of a car seat/booster seat for their child. Attendees must participate in a 1-hour class to learn about proper car seat use. At the end of the program, families receive a brand-new car seat that is appropriate for the age, weight and height of their child. Sign up on their website safekidsnoco.org/car-seat-resources.
YOUR GIFT COULD SAVE A LIFE
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$10 buys a bicycle helmet for a child.
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$40 purchases a life vest to stock our life jacket loaner board at Boyd Lake.
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$70 will purchase a toddler car seat for a family.
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$90 offers an expectant family an infant car seat for their newborn.
UCHealth Employee Giving
For employees, UCHealth always matches 50% of every $1 you give to UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation, extending the reach of your generosity.
SUPPORT VIA PAYROLL OR PTO
To make a contribution via a payroll deduction, visit the UCHealth Employee Giving website and select Northern Colorado Foundation with your donation. Please select “NCF Safe Kids” as the designation for your donation. Step-by-step instructions on making your payroll deduction are included below.
SETTING UP YOUR DONATION
- Visit our Employee Giving page via StratusLive to begin your donation
- Sign in using your UCHealth employee email address and password
- Select Northern Colorado Foundation
- Click the “GIVE TOGETHER” button
- Select “Make a new one-time, recurring or PTO Gift” under gift options and continue
- Select your payment method and gift amount
- Select your desired fund
- Scroll to the bottom of the page to continue and complete your gift
Learn more about Safe Kids at safekidsnoco.org. UCHealth is the leading agency providing funding for staff and administrative activities to allow grants and donations to go directly towards the work they do in the community. Safe Kids Worldwide is the parent agency that provides research, grants and educational material to support Safe Kids Northern Colorado’s work.
All gifts to UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Please consult with your tax adviser for information regarding your tax deduction. To learn how we collect and use your information, please read our privacy policy. Thank you for helping to make northern Colorado a healthy place to live!