SFPD Chief Greg Suhr, Commander Mike Biel and School Principal Jeff Burgos briefed students at Bessie Carmichael Middle School about Child Safety in the streets and introduced the location of Safe Haven stores and busnisses in the South of Market Area to the community.
The Safe Haven program relies on the help of businesses in the area who are willing to provide shelter and protection for a child that feels any sort of physical or mental threat. As a safe haven, the store front owner will keep the child safe and call the necessary authorities — the police and their parents.
Commander Mike Biel (right) and Police Chief Greg Suhr speak to children at Bessie Carmichael Middle School. Photo courtesy of Rudy Asercion.
The Child Safety Awareness Campaign kick off will air on KTVU Channel 2 at 5:00 pm today.
For locations of Safe Haven Storefronts, visit: www.westbaycenter.org.
The API Forum could take over this Child Safety Awareness campaign to Francisco.Jr High School next and other schools on a monthly basis.
We will need a volunteer to translate the wordings on the SAFE HAVEN posters.
The gentleman on the picture with Chief Greg Suhr and Cdr. Mike Biel is Ontario Smith who donated some funds to our SAFE HAVEN project on behalf of PG&E.
Watch the chief of the SFPD promoting Safe Haven to the after school children. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEgF1tGi90&feature=related