Safe Kids worldwide has been dedicated to keeping kids safe since 1988, with over 400 coalitions across the US.

In February of 1993, the Kentucky Children's Hospital signed a contract to create a Safe Kids branch in Fayette County.

For the last 30 years, it has partnered with different organizations throughout the community to help prevent childhood injuries and spread safety knowledge.

Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organization whose sole focus is to address the public health problem of children being injured or killed from preventable accidents.

The unique thing about Safe kids is that we have programs for every population.

So if we want to do things with preschoolers, we have preschool programs.

We have things for elementary school kids, middle school, high school kids.

So many of our programs are targeted for kids to try to teach them about safety and to make smart choices.

But then we have other programs that we talk to adult caregivers of kids and try to emphasize things to just make their home environment, maybe traveling, play all of those things a little bit safer.

We do a strategic plan every year to kind of look at what's happening in our own backyards and what types of injury risk programs do we need to be proactive in addressing and where in the city or the state do those programs need to be happening?

And we try to make it in a, you know, a fun atmosphere where kids are doing maybe a fun game while they're learning about water safety or pedestrian safety or how to wear that helmet.

And if we continue to focus on smart decisions and safety and, you know, buckling up and crossing the street at the street corners, hopefully as they become teenagers, they're going to continue those those habits that they formed, that they are going to, you know, be good role models for the people that are younger than them, that when they become adults and parents, they will continue to understand the the necessary education and smart choices that you need to make to keep oneself safe.

We have work to do and we have a very passionate group of people in our community that really feels like this is a worthy organization.

You know, the mission is it's very important for kids and for families because it does make a difference.

Safe Kids in Fayette County is getting ready to launch some of their summer programs, including a focus on water safety, as well as bike safety.