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MAIN APPLICATION intervention and a supportive environment to disclose their abuse and begin to heal. Further, because offenders often perpetrate in an escalating manner, recognizing inappropriate behavior and intervening early can prevent more severe abuse from occurring. It is therefore crucial that we work both to prevent initial victimization and also to identify and provide services to those who do experience violence. With the majority of our programs taking place within local schools, we are able to educate youth and adults across all demographics in Orange County, including underserved populations as well as low- and moderate - income families. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. Because the program operates through the public schools, we will serve a majority of families with school -aged children in the county, with a particular emphasis on services to vulnerable and low- income families through our partnership with HeadStart/Early HeadStart and the Exceptional Children programs in both CHCCS and OCS. Every preschool and elementary student enrolled in CHCCS, OCS, or HeadStart will benefit from our programs. Older students in middle and high school in Chapel Hill and Carrboro will also benefit from our program, which will reach every 7th and 9th grader in each of the CHCCS schools. Beneficiaries in Orange County Schools will be determined based on which school personnel opt to include the program in their curriculum. While we do not collect demographic information related to housing or household income for the purposes of our educational program, we work within the public schools which maintain a commitment to serving homeless, low- income, moderate - income, and vulnerable children. We are assured that with 100% reach in the schools, we provide benefits to students from a variety of income levels and housing situations, approximately reflecting the population of the county. e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? Program activities will be carried out by qualified staff and trained volunteers in local schools. Safe Touch program activities at the elementary level are delivered through the regular classroom with support from classroom teachers and student support staff (i.e., counselors, social workers, nurses). Preschool classroom programs are coordinated either through the school for site -based pre -K classes, or through the Head Start/Early HeadStart program. Students enrolled in both school -based and facility -based HS /EHS receive the program in the spring when they are most developmentally prepared for the content. Start Strong program activities at the middle and high school level are delivered by staff and volunteers in the Healthful Living classes, with support from classroom teachers. Our adult education programs are delivered in a variety of settings, including during the two district Open House events and at specific schools throughout the school year. These are delivered by certified presenters on our staff. f) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be delivered. Include an implementation timeline. Activities Timeline Program Activity 1— Safe Touch Renew Memorandum of Agreement with OCS and CHCCS 07/2016- 08/2016 Work with school personnel to coordinate program schedule 07/2016- 09/2016 Recruit and train volunteers to present Safe Touch programs 08/2016- 09/2016 Parent Open House in OCS 09/2016 Implementation of Safe Touch programs in OCS 09/2016- 11/2016 Parent Open House in CHCCS 11/2016 Implementation of Safe Touch programs in CHCCS 11/2016- 04/2017 Main Application 1/25/2016 12:55:42 PM P a g e 18 of 32