Our
Mission: is to promote a safe farm environment to prevent health hazards, injuries, and
fatalities to children and youth.
We BelieveNothing raised on the farm is more valuable than children.
Children have the right to grow and develop free from injury causing farm-related
health and safety risks.
We will accomplish this by
- Promoting farm safety awareness and education for children and youth.
- Serving as an advocate
- Enhancing community involvement and collaboration.
- Combing education and advocacy to influence safe attitudes and behaviours
- Promoting efforts to advance safer farm practices and equipment.
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| Chapter
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You can take an
active role in protecting children - the future of farming. As a chapter member you can
help protect the youth in your community by:
- Distributing safety information
- Conducting educational programs
- Staffing displays & giving presentations
- Motivating action to create safe farm environments
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| Chapter Activities Each year Farm Safety 4 Just Kids chapter volunteers increase farm safety
awareness in their communities through:
- farm safety day camps
- school programs
- safety displays
- walkabouts & hazard hunts
- family farm seminars
- public service announcements
- Canadian Agricultural Safety Week activities
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Working Together
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Chapters work together with many
organizations to inform and educate local communities about the importance of farm safety
and health. Here are just a few of the many organizations which help make farms safer:
- Manitoba Agriculture and Food
- 4-H
- Ag Related Business
- Regional Health Authorities
- Farm Women's Organizations
Benefits of forming a Chapter
- You will be making a difference in your community.
- Every chapter receives a barn box filled with excellent resources
valued at nearly $500.00 U.S.
- As a chapter member you enjoy discounted prices on FS4JK catalog
merchandise.
- A chapter receives support from staff, training opportunities, and
special grant opportunities.
- During subsequent years chapters receive new FS4JK resources that are
produced at no cost.
- Receive periodic newsletters full of activities, ideas, and FS4JK
happenings.
Benefits for Canadian Chapters:
- Annual chapter dues are payable in Canadian funds, money at par.
- FS4JK resources are available to chapters at an extra discount and
are payable in U.S. funds. This discount is figured at the time of sale and will not be
less that FS4JK cost of the item.
Visit the Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Web site at www.fs4jk.org.
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