Funding & Grants

Providing personal safety education to students has become a priority for many schools and organizations, and we applaud your own efforts to be proactive!

Think First & Stay Safe™ resources are implemented school and district-wide by utilizing various funding sources, which are categorized below. Please don't hesitate to e-mail us for additional recommendations in your local area.

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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

Use funds to purchase Think First & Stay Safe and Teen Lures TV Newscast curricula; “Implementing strategies to meet the social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs of students hit hardest by the pandemic, including through evidence-based interventions and critical services like community schools.”

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Safe & Drug-free School Funds

www.ed.gov - Used by many schools and school districts to purchase TF&SS! program materials on an annual basis.

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Safe Routes to School Funds

www.saferoutesinfo.org - Used by schools to purchase Think First & Stay Safe™ Parent Guides as part of their Safe Routes to School initiative.

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Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grants

www.ed.gov - Used to implement Think First & Stay Safe™ program throughout Leon County, Florida. (Available to school districts/LEAs.)

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At-Risk Funds

Title I of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act: www.ed.gov

(d) PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH WHO ARE NEGLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK

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Law Enforcement

Local Sheriff's Offices -  e-mail us to learn how local sheriff's offices can assist your school in funding and implementing the Think First & Stay Safe™ School Program, Parent Guides and Student Workbooks.

Crime Stoppers - past sponsor of Parent Guides

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Civic Support

Child Lures Prevention has a long and proud partnership with many Junior Auxiliaries and Junior Leagues throughout the country. Lions Clubs, American Legion Auxiliary, Kiwanis Clubs, Rotary Clubs of America, 4-H Clubs and other civic organizations (YMCA, United Way) have assisted schools and school districts to fund the TF&SS School Program and participated in community-wide implementation efforts. We thank these organizations for the benevolent work they do to help improve their communities.

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Corporate Support Many corporations have also lent their support and names to Child Lures Preventions Think First & Stay Safe™Parent Guide, including:

• South Central Bell
• Shell Oil Company
• McDonald's
• Jack-in-the-Box
• Thrifty Car Rental
• CVS/pharmacy
• University Park Hospital
• Trustco Bank
• Ford Motor Company
• Pilgrim Health Care
• The Boston Globe
• 2006 Chicago Auto Show

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School-Related Sponsorships

• School Safety Funds
• PTA/PTO/PTSA sponsorship
• Sexual Abuse Prevention
• Child Abduction Prevention
• Internet Safety
• Bullying Prevention
• Date Rape Safety
• School Violence Prevention
• School Climate Programs
• At-risk funding
• Anti-Victimization Funding
• Drug and Alcohol Prevention