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CONSIDERATION OF GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,000.00 FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY ORGANIZATION S.A.F.E TRAINING.
Presented by: Dee Staudt, Director, Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the amendment increasing the amount of funding for the S.A.F.E. grant, authorize the County Manager to sign, and establish budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: People with disabilities are at far greater risk for abuse than people without disabilities and most abuse is unreported. The Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization (SCDDO) would like to address this issue by providing individuals with Developmental Disabilities the tools they need to reduce the risk of abuse.The goal of this project is to empower individuals with knowledge so that they are able to recognize potential abuse, neglect and exploitation and are aware of their rights to protect and how to assert these rights if necessary. This will be accomplished through the implementation of a training model call Stop Abuse for Everybody (S.A.F.E). The central idea of the S.A.F.E. curriculum is empowerment/power of knowledge.
The goal of the amendment to the original grant award is to provide funding for a statewide implementation of SAFE. For statewide implementation the SCDDO proposes to collaborate with the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities to develop information and promotional materials on SAFE. SCDDO will distribute the materials to the other 26 Community Developmental Disability Organizations in Kansas and host an introductory webinar on the SAFE curriculum and give the opportunity for CDDO's to implement the training locally. Participating CDDO's will be provided the funding to implement the SAFE training locally. The CDDO's will be required to submit expenditure and progra...
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