Does your agency work with or serve children and their families? If so, do you realize that over 90% of car seats inspected in Livingston County have been found to be installed or used incorrectly? Most of those mistakes can be corrected when a parent or caregiver works with a child passenger safety technician, or "car seat tech".
Consider sending an employee or staff member to become certified as a car seat tech! Interested persons do not need to be "professional" social workers, fire fighters, nurses, etc. Our most dedicated volunteers are people who are interested and passionate about keeping kids safe! Maybe it's a secretary, a volunteer parent or grand-parent, or someone who's life has been touched by a car crash, and would like to make a difference in their community!
Safe Kids Huron Valley and the Brighton State Police Post are hosting a Child Passenger Safety Technician Course in late April and early May at the Brighton Fire Department on Old-US 23, near Hyne Rd., in Brighton. Course dates are April 29 & 30 and May 7 & 8 from 8am to 5pm. Participation all four days is mandatory. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be certified child passenger safety, or "car seat" technicians.
Register at the CPS Certification website at
http://cert.safekids.org/ Click on "Find a Course", choose Michigan from the drop down menu and be sure to check the box at the bottom that indicates "Also Show Invitation Only/Controlled Courses." There is not a local site fee, so the only cost is the $75 certification fee to Safe Kids USA. Emergency Nursing CEU's are available as well! Space is limited, so sign up soon!
Questions can be directed to
Dianne Degregorio at, Buckle Up coordinator with Safe Kids Huron Valley at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, at 734-764-7229.
Please forward this message along to your networks! We are hoping to build our group of local technicians and help keep the kids in Livingston County safe!
