Program goal
The Safe Riders program manages a child safety seat distribution
and education program to reduce the number of motor vehicle crash (MVC)
injuries and fatalities to children in Texas who are unrestrained. The program is
available to eligible recipients and is available in most, but not all areas of
Texas. Program objectives are to:
- Coordinate a statewide child safety seat distribution and
education program (authorized by Texas law, 1993).
- Provide child passenger safety (CPS) educational classes that
are open to the public and are consistent and identifiable in the community.
- Partner with local CPS advocates to distribute child safety
seats to eligible families in accordance with the Texas Department of State
Health Services (DSHS) guidelines.
- Provide free child safety seats to families in Texas who are
experiencing financial hardship.
Eligibility requirements for receiving a seat
- Family must be low-income or must be experiencing financial hardship.
- One of the child's primary caregivers must
attend a one-hour child passenger safety class.
- Eligible pregnant women must be in their third trimester.
Someone in the household must have a vehicle.
Multiple seats per child cannot be provided (i.e.
for additional vehicles or caregivers).
Call
Safe Riders at 800-252-8255 for
more information or to ask for a referral to a program.