Washington State Safe Kids Coalition

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Who We Are

Local, National, Global

Safe Kids Washington is a network of local community coalitions serving 19 counties across the state to prevent the No. 1 killer of children – unintentional injury.

Our mission is to create safe and injury free communities in Washington State with a focus on children age 0-19 years old. We believe the best way to share health and safety with a community is through its local community members.

Safe Kids Washington is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of over 400 coalitions in over 30 countries focused on preventing unintentional childhood injury. The state office for Safe Kids Washington is based at Washington State Department of Health and collaborates with other state leaders across the US to develop and share best practices in injury prevention with local coalitions.

What We Do

Preventing childhood injuries at home, at play and on the way

Our efforts focus on:

How We Do It

Local leaders create sustainable coalitions

We use a local community-based coalition model. Community members work with a local Safe Kids coordinator on topics of child safety that are important and relevant to that community.  The local coordinator connects the community to safety resources and helps plan community awareness events and safety trainings. Community members learn and help spread new skills and knowledge across their community.

You can find additional resources, videos and tips to keep your family safe at Safe Kids Worldwide. Find and reach out to your local coalition from the list below.

Location Coordinator Phone Email
Benton-Franklin Counties Daphne Gallegos-Klinefelter

Sierra Kempney
(509) 460-4214 injury.prevention@bfhd.wa.gov
Chelan-Douglas Counties Eveline Roy (509) 670-8914 er.roy@frontier.com
Northern Peninsula
(Clallam and Jefferson Counties)
Look for a new coalition in 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Clark County

Weston Perkins-Clark

(360) 608-4136

(564) 208-4272

 

Weston.Perkins-Clark@gmr.net

Central Basin
(Grant)

Jana Rackham (509) 770-5433

jrackham@granthealth.org

Inland Northwest
(Whitman County)
Meghan Johns (509) 397-6280 meghan.johns@whitmancounty.net
Kitsap County Temporarily closed – restarting in early 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Lower Columbia
(Cowlitz County)

Briana Harvill (Lead)

Brandi Ballinger (Co-Coordinator – Kelso)

Sarah Hoskins (Coalition President– Longview)

(360) 270-2723

(360) 575-6280

(360) 425-4660

safekidslc@gmail.com

brandi.ballinger@c2fr.org

sarah.hoskins@ci.longview.wa.us

Northwest
(Skagit, Island, Whatcom Counties)
Temporarily closed – Look for new coalitions in 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Pierce County Temporarily closed – restarting in early 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Seattle South King County Fran Kwak (206) 744-4967 fkwak@uw.edu
Snohomish County Shawneri Guzman (425) 551-1254 sguzman@southsnofire.org
Southeastern Washington Look for new coalitions in Garfield and Asotin Counties in 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Spokane County Renee Witmer (509) 474-2491 renee.witmer@providence.org
Thurston County Danielle King

(360) 786-8717

Ext 107

danielle.king@ccacwa.org
Tri-Counties
(Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille)
New coalition planned for 2025  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Walla Walla Temporarily closed  

Contact the State Office

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov

Washington State Office   (360) 236-2863

SafeKidsWashington@doh.wa.gov