Safe Kids/Safe Streets Spring 2003 Cluster Meeting

March 2003

Dear Safe Kids/Safe Streets Learning Community and Guests:

Welcome to the Safe Kids/Safe Streets Spring 2003 Cluster Meeting! As Training and Technical Assistance Coordinators for the National Safe Kids/Safe Streets (SKSS) Demonstration Initiative, the National Civic League is pleased to welcome you to this meeting which focuses on the Application of the Safe Kids/Safe Streets Initiative on the Future: Past, Present, & Future. This cluster meeting is intended to be a review of what we have learned, demonstrated, and accomplished, as well as an analysis of what we would do differently. We will be mapping our next steps and examining how we intend to sustain our efforts, and determining how all of this may inform the broader arena of child maltreatment, prevention and intervention.

At this meeting we cover the following:

• Accomplishments of the SK/SS Sites in the Four Core Elements
• Achievements of the SK/SS Sites Towards Sustainability
• Future Goals of the SK/SS Sites
• Most Significant National Achievements of Safe Kids/Safe Streets
• Lessons Learned and the Application to Other Communities and Initiatives

We have accomplished much and have come a long way during the last 5 ½ years. We have grown together as individuals and as a Learning Community. As with the change theory that we discussed at the beginning of this initiative, we are at the point where we are reevaluating our efforts before moving to the next phase. We stand ready to explore the implications of our efforts. This is not the end, rather the beginning-we're moving from the classroom to the broader arena.

We extend a special thank you to the members of the Cluster Planning Team, OJJDP, IEL, Westat, Trish, Jennie and our panelists for your input and support throughout this process.

Yours in Peace,
National Civic League
Federal-Community Partnerships Team
Washington, DC

Photos From the Spring Cluster Meeting:

The Huntsville site team shares their stories on data collection and evaluation.
Members of the SKSS Learning Community determine among a long list of accomplishments and lessons learned which are the most significant.
The most significant accomplishments and lessons learned are reviewed for the larger group.
The SKSS Learning Community select pictures and graphics for a powerpoint slide presentation.
NCL and Westat evaluators take a breather.
Cheryl wants to strangle Dave for losing the file.

An employee of the St. Gregory Hotel is very impressed with the Safe Kids/Safe Streets project.
Members of the SKSS Learning Community chat with Jerry Silverman from the Department of Health and Human Services and learn more about the Green Book project.
SKSS Learning Community members engage in dialogue with Linda Bowen from the National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention, and Joseph Zogby from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Isadore Hare from the Maternal Child Health Bureau imparts her impressions of SKSS and systems reform to members of the learning community.

	Members of the Kansas City site team place their achievements on the timeline.
	Members of the SKSS Learning Community reflect on the last five years and place their achievements on the timeline.
	Opening

Site groups discuss their accomplishments in the core elements-systems reform/accountability, continuum of services, data/evaluation, and public awareness/ prevention education.
The Toledo site team reports to the learning community their significant achievements in data collection and evaluation.
The Huntsville site team reports to the learning community their significant achievements in the SKSS core elements.
The Kansas City site team shares their highlights and stories in systems reform/accountability.
Members of the SKSS Learning Community reflect upon their accomplishments leading to sustainability in the seven arenas of systems reform-governance, . . . .
Site teams in the SKSS Learning Community create a picture of future goals and how to reach them.

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