getting started in your county

The curriculum design and content can be customized for any North Carolina county to ensure maximum relevancy to the local population. SAFETeens ThinkFirst representatives will take area specific information and photos provided by the participating agencies through the county coordinator to tailor the curriculum content to reflect local incidents and address local issues.
Team training, curriculum revisions, appendix updates, equipment purchases, and related support services are included under the start up fee and licensing agreement. Administrative oversight and quality control are provided throughout the first year of implementation. Reporting for evaluation purposes continues beyond the first year. The designated county coordinator provides the valuable link between the support services of the N. C. SAFETeens staff and local implementation.
Local agencies are given the opportunity to do what they do best, in an innovative and unified format. They play an integral role in improving and sustaining the quality of life in the community for all residents. Each agency has a community outreach structure and mandate already in place. SAFETeens ThinkFirst provides the opportunity to meet already established agency goals.
The first steps toward a SAFETeens ThinkFirst community are:

• Contact N. C. SAFETeens, Inc. for the complete Getting Started Guide.
• Use the Guide to estimate the local financial support and time commitment your community can provide.; Counties are encouraged to seek local matching funding to engage the whole community and insure long-term sustainability of the project. Fees vary by county, but the initial implementation costs average $3000-$4000.
• Discuss initiation and implementation time frame with the staff representative.
• Please contact us for more information about potential funding resources.