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Welcome! Our Mission: KidSafe Collaborative engages organizations and individuals to work together to improve our community’s prevention of and response to child abuse and neglect

Our Vision: KidSafe actively promotes the right of all children, youth, and families to grow within safe and nurturing environments, free from harm, which consistently support and enhance their physical, social and emotional well-being.

KidSafe Board of Directors Board Officers 2018 – 2020 .  Cindy Olson , President  Heather Ross, Vice President /Secretary  Jeff Morin, Treasurer  Carolyn Smith, Past President

KidSafe Board of Directors ▪ 2018-2019  We welcomed new member Andrea Dion Continuing Members 2018-19  Darcy Allard  Lauren Bowerman  Samantha Finnefrock  Shireen Hart  Wanda Keosian  Jason McFaul continued

KidSafe Board of Directors Continuing Members 2018-19 continued  Kiara Poitras  Jon Rose  Ron Rose  Sue Victory Honorary Board Members: Jay Fayette  Dr. Lewis First  Dr. Joseph F. Hagan 

KidSafe Collaborative Staff . Executive Director Sally Borden March 2019: 21 Years Development and Program Coordinator Lisa Simon October 2018: 10 years! We bid farewell to Administrative and Special Events Coordinator Ruth Baldasty And welcomed Elise Ameigh !

KidSafe Collaborative Board and Staff - 2018 Seated : Cindy Olson, Jon Rose, Ron Rose, Ruth Baldasty; Standing : Heather Ross, Lisa Simon, Shireen Hart, Jason McFaul, Sally Borden, Sue Victory, Carolyn Smith, Lauren Bowerman Samantha Finnefrock Absent: Jeff Morin, Kiara Poitras

We rely on the awesome support Brenda from our consultants Kissam and office volunteers: Penne Tompkins Along with financial management provided by: Anne MacLeod Nance Audit& Tax Preparation: Nahmias Mary Woodruff And our many, many And IT event volunteers! support from:

“ Its hard to know how far you’ve come until you stop and look back and see where you’ve been...” FY18-19 Highlights:

Financial Summary: Assets $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $- 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018: Audited Financial Statements, McSoley McCoy 2019: Draft Reviewed Financial Statement, McSoley McCoy

Bequest and Investment to a very special Friend of KidSafe for bequest of $100,000  We established a Reserve Fund in partnership with VCF  We have held a portion of funds in a separate “reserve” account at our bank  With additional donations of stock from other generous donors, opened a brokerage account

Financial Summary Revenues and Support $400,000 $379,006 $350,000 $300,000 $255,047 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $15,755 $- Revenues (Without In-Kind) In-Kind 2018-2019 2017-2018

Financial Summary: Expenses Functional Expenses 2018-2019 Total Expenses Adminstration, $18,859 , $300,000 7% $250,7 $262,094 59 Program, $250,000 $213,880 , 82% $200,000 Fundraising , $29,355 , $150,000 11% $100,000 Program Adminstration Fundraising

KidSafe Collaborative Programs Community and Child Systems Protection Improvement Teams Co-Chair VCAB VT Citizens Advisory Board to DCF Co-facilitators: Training KidsNET Child CHARM Protection (Chittenden Network (Children and and Family for Children Youth & Recovering Families) Support Mothers) Child Abuse Team Mandated Reporter Training Children Community FamStat Exposed to Advisory Domestic Board to DCF- Violence Family Services, Burlington District Committee 2018

KidSafe Collaborative improves our community’s prevention of and response to child maltreatment on two levels :  at the community / systems level, and  directly, through our teams

Community and Systems Improvement 2018-19 Highlights • Legislative Advocacy • Vermont Citizens Advisory Board • KidSafe Collaborative Council  KidsNET • Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Committee • Community Advisory Board to DCF-Family Services BDO • Chittenden Co. Family Treatment Court Work Group • Collaboration with Community Initiatives

Collaboration KidSafe Partner Agencies and Organizations

Chittenden Co. KidSafe Legislative Forum • 17 th Annual event • January 28, 2019 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. • Attendance: 13 Chittenden Co. Sally with ASL Keynote Speaker Interpreter legislators Dr. Aron Steward 100 attendees • Venue: Holiday Inn, South Burlington • Thanks to UVMMC Community Health Improvement for funding! Panel of legislators

 Vermont Citizens Advisory Board to the VT Department for Children and Families (DCF) • KidSafe: Joined in 2007; Co-Chair since 2014  Co-Chair, elected 2018 : Dr. Debra Taylor, Superintendent Greater Rutland School District • VCAB is federally mandated under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) • Meets quarterly to evaluate the state’s child protection system and make recommendations for improvement

 Retreat/Planning Meeting held: December 2018  Webpage http://dcf.vermont.gov/boards-councils/VCAB  Annual Report completed  Funding support from DCF Key Issues:  Substance Exposed Newborns : compliance with federal Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act  Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard , “Normalcy” for children/youth in state custody  DCF-Family Services : staff case-load, workload, staff safety

KidSafe Collaborative Council T ransition to a new collaborative initiative  History • 1997: KidSafe Management Council established to oversee and implement the $2.1M US DOJ Safe Kids Safe Streets (SKSS) 5-year federal grant Community Network for Children Youth and Families (CNCYF): umbrella applicant agency for SKSS grant a.k.a. KidSafe Collaborative • Council role : Grant selection, oversight for 14 grants to community-based organizations for projects totaling $245,000 annually.  Co-Chairs : Lauren Bowerman, Steve Dale

• 2000: CNCYF Board reorganization. New By-Laws: KidSafe Community Council as Board Committee • 2004-2005: SKSS Grant ended. Community Network for Children, Youth & Families re-named KidSafe Collaborative. Continued to convene KidSafe Collaborative Council . • 2008: restated By-Laws reflect KidSafe Collaborative name and designate Council membership • Co-Chairs : Kristin Fontaine , UVMMC Community Health Improvement Eliza Pillard , VT Ctr. Children Y outh & Families/UVM Child Psychiatry

2018: Re-design • Core group of leaders initiated effort to combine Kidsafe Council with another community collaboration, ACCESS team. • Purpose of merging:  reduce redundancy and duplication of effort  overlapping participation and purpose  Increase participation on both teams.  Serve as the Chittenden County “go-to” entity for child/youth issues and opportunities

• KidSafe-Access Re-Design Work Group  Merger: One year process  Stakeholder input: surveys and feedback sessions  Planning meetings • Result - thoughtful transition of the two teams into one combined group • Name Survey: Chittenden Network for Children, Youth and Families a.k.a. KidsNET • First joint meeting: January 2019 • Result :  Increased participation: ~ 35 participants/monthly  Positive feedback from members

 Children Exposed to Domestic Violence • Joint committee: KidSafe Collaborative and Chittenden Co. Domestic/Sexual Violence Task Force • Co-facilitate with Susan Ide • Meets monthly • FY18-19: expanded participation  New members : Howard Center, DCF-Economic Services/Reach Up, Hope Works  Continuing/Regular Participation: AALV, Burlington Police Dept., Chittenden Co. State’s Attorneys Office, DCF Family Services, the Family Room, KidSafe, Lund, Steps to End Domestic Violence

• FY 18-19 Key areas of focus:  Lead planning group for annual legislative forum  Need for more Supervised Visitation / Parent- Child Contact in Chittenden County  Parenting programs and support for Dads  Services and supports for children impacted by domestic violence; reduction in Steps To End Domestic Violence children’s program  New American families and domestic violence

 Community Advisory Board to DCF Family Services, Burlington District • Purpose: Advise DCF Family Services on improving policy and practice at the District level to produce better outcomes for children and families • Light dinner is provided. Stipend for participation, transportation and child care available • Started: 2003 • Meets monthly, in the evening • Funded by DCF grant

Community Collaboration:  Serve on Vermont Child Fatality Review Team • Joined 2015; Coordinating VCAB and CFRT roles • 2018: New enabling legislation • Meets every other month: case review • Manage CFRT state grant  UVM Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Council  UVM Medical Center Child Protection Committee  Vermont Kin as Parents Advisory Board