Promoting Lifelong Safety

Safety Center Incorporated is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 1934 whose mission is to reduce injuries and save lives by providing safety education and training.  We accomplish this mission by promoting lifelong safety and health through a variety of community and professional programs. 2006-2007 Board of Directors Elementary School Children:  Safety Center offers a unique children’s safety program called Safetyville USA.  Located in Sacramento, this miniature city sits on three and a half acres.  Groups of 10 to 20 children (four years old through third grade) or developmentally disabled adults take a highly interactive guided tour of Safetyville USA.  Here they learn such life saving safety skills as how to cross a street safely; what to do in case of fire; telephone safety; how and when to dial 9-1-1; railroad crossing safety; safe and unsafe strangers; bicycle, skate board and scooter safety; the importance of proper child passenger restraint; and playground safety.  Teenagers:  Recognizing that automobile crashes are the number one cause of teenage deaths, Safety Center offers a highly interactive four hour defensive driver intervention class for teen drivers called Alive at 25.  This program zeroes in on drivers between the ages of 16 and 24.  Instructors use workbook exercises, interactive media segments, group discussions, role-playing, and short lectures to help young drivers develop convictions and strategies that will keep them safer on the road.  Alcohol and drug usage is a compounding problem with teen drivers.  Safety Center also offers a 10-hour Juvenile alcohol & drug awareness program.  We offer this course as a court mandated class for “minors in possession” or for local high school referrals. Safety Center also offers the California Motorcyclist Safety Program, required for riders under age 21 in order for them to get a license.  We offer this program at our Sacramento site. Adults:  Safety Center offers top quality occupational safety training throughout California at our campus in Sacramento or a facility in Southern California or at our customer’s place of business.  These classes cover all types of safety training, from teaching safety professionals (Professional Safety Institute certificate series) to hands-on classes (e.g. Confined Space Rescue and Competent Person Excavation) to train-the-trainer classes (e.g. Forklift Instructor and CPR Instructor) to Alcohol & Drug education classes.  A 12-hour alcohol and drug education program is available to help employees as well as employers deal with substance abuse issues.  These sessions are available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese or Russian during a 10 to 12 week course available through open enrollment or at a customer’s place of business.  Additionally, Safety Center’s alcohol and drug experts teach the “Rapid Eye Check” program – a non-invasive tool that can easily be taught to supervisors to immediately identify reasonable suspicion for drug and alcohol use.  We also offer court-referred DUI and drug diversion education in Stanislaus and Sacramento counties.  We sell our instruction manuals and study guides to DUI programs, outpatient programs, recovery homes, schools and private businesses. Safety Center offers the California Motorcyclist Safety Programs for both novice and experienced riders in Sacramento.  These motorcycle training classes teach motorcycle riders life-saving skills and techniques through a combination of classroom and on-range experiences. Seniors:  Safety Center offers seniors an eight-hour defensive driving educational program in Sacramento and Modesto, which may qualify participants to receive auto insurance discounts.   How We Are Funded Safety Center has annual revenues of approximately $4.4 million.  Our revenue comes primarily from fees for services (87%).  The balance of our income comes from safety product sales (5%), public & private grants (3%), fund raising events – net (2%), membership (2%), and contributions and miscellaneous (1%).