Hi All,

This week started and ended with some major progress on Safe Place!

First, at the beginning of the week, I started working on part three of my big project, which involves reaching out to potential new partners and updating the Safe Place training materials. While I cannot share whether any of the organizations I spoke with will officially become Safe Place partners just yet, I can say that the conversations I had went very well. So, I am hopeful that I will be able to add around 30 new partners to Huckleberry House’s Safe Place network!

Second, at the end of the week, we finally received the Safe Place signage we ordered for our current partners who need them, as well as for the number of potential new partners I hope to bring on board. As a result, next week, I plan to finish updating all the Safe Place training materials so that I can put together the 60 signage and/or material packets we need, if nothing changes, to ensure all current and new partners are equipped to support the youth of central Ohio as Safe Places. Then, in the following weeks, all I will need to do to finish up my last research project is work with the outreach team to ensure all the packets are distributed before my fellowship ends in August.

All in all, I am so excited to finally feel like everything is coming together to wrap up my big project!

Until next week,
Emoni