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10 <br /> Planned Approaches <br /> In order to enhance and promote these multi-faceted community-driven safe community initiatives, <br /> the Orange County Coalition will support a coordinator to oversee six sets of activities: <br /> 1. Increase police effectiveness and presence as well as explore redefining policing policies <br /> that better meet the needs and concerns of residents in the rural communities of Efland- <br /> Cheeks and Cedar Grove through strengthening collaborative efforts with the Orange <br /> County Sheriff's Department,the State Bureau of Investigation, the State Attorney <br /> General's Office, and the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 2. Work with law enforcement partners to develop and implement a community policing <br /> concept that is applicable and useful to rural areas of Efland-Cheeks and Cedar Grove to <br /> decrease illicit drug activities and violent crimes. <br /> 3. Develop an appropriate neighborhood watch program using adaptations from some of the <br /> known existing state and national programs to motivate more active participation of <br /> - community residents to create a safer environment and decrease criminal activity. <br /> 4. Increase more direct involvement of Coalition members (the health department,the <br /> cooperative extension service,Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action,_Inc.,Parks and <br /> Recreation,the UNC School of Public Health,and the Northern Orange Family Resource <br /> Center)in training families to protect themselves against violence and violent crimes by <br /> collaborating with law enforcement agencies to conduct workshops and information <br /> sessions for community residents in the targeted rural areas. <br /> 5. Continue public/private partnerships currently underway to develop a community–school <br /> park(current partners include United Voices of Efland-Cheeks,Efland-Cheeks School <br /> PTO, Orange County School Board, Orange County Parks and Recreation, and the Board <br /> of County Commissioners)which will improve community relationships as well as create a <br /> safer environment for families and community groups. <br /> 6. Expand the existing Teens In Power program,particularly through the hiring and <br /> involvement of a male teen program assistanttcommunity advocate (the majority of teen <br /> participants continue to be young males)who can serve as a role model and assist in <br /> developing a teen component of safe communities to develop drug and violence prevention. <br /> Evaluation <br /> Evaluation will be a integral part of the specific program planning. Both quantitative and <br /> qualitative methods will be used to determine how well the implementation of activities has <br /> occurred as well as to consider outcomes. Because the funding period is limited,it is unlikely that <br /> any measurable outcome related to incidence of crime and violent activity will occur. Thus, <br /> outcome measures that will serve as markers towards such a goal will be employed. For instance, <br /> after the drug patrols in the Perry Hills area had been going on, a resident remarked that the <br /> initiative had been a success. When asked how she knew, she stated that she could sleep through <br /> the night—an important outcome that might have been missed with traditional evaluation using <br /> incidence of crime as a measure. Thus,the evaluation plan will be developed through a <br /> 3 <br />