Alive at 25

Vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of death for young adults ages 14-24! Help protect your young driver by enrolling them in Alive at 25, an interactive classroom course that encourages young drivers to take responsibility for their driving behavior to keep them safer on the road.

Courses were held in Grand Forks in December and February.  More courses in other North Dakota cities are available and can be found at the link below.  We will post more Grand Forks courses here when they are scheduled.

Click here to register online for one of the upcoming courses.

Car Seat Check-Up Events

4 out of 5 car seats are used wrong. Could one of them be yours? Is your child's safety seat on a recall list? Come and we'll check. Did you know that children 40-100 lbs. or under 4' 9" should be riding in a booster seat for the safest ride?

Grand Forks Events

Safe Kids Grand Forks is pleased to partner with our local GM dealer and Safe Communities to offer monthly car seat check-ups. These will be offered the 2nd Thursday of every month from 4:00 - 7:00pm at Rydell GM Auto Center located at 1200 South Washington Street. 

2012 Dates

Click here for a promotional flyer with the 2012 Grand Forks check-up dates.

Crookston Events

Safe Kids Grand Forks is pleased to partner with our Crookston Pontiac, Buick, and GMC to offer regular car seat check-ups. These are offered on the dates listed below from 4:30 pm to 6 pm.

2012 Dates

Click here for a promotional flyer with the 2012 Crookston check-up dates.

Grafton

Safe Kids Grand Forks is pleased to partner with local Graton child passenger safety experts and Hanson Auto & Implement to offer routine car seat check-ups. These will be offered the 1st Thursday of every other month from 4:00 - 6:00pm at Hansons Auto Body, downtown Grafton.

2012 Dates

Click here for a promotional flyer with the 2012 Grafton check-up dates.

Child Passenger Safety Made Simple

Altru Health System, Rydell GM Auto Center, and Safe Kids Grand Forks have teamed up to offer Child Passenger Safety Made Simple. This class is designed for expectant parents or those of newborn babies. We would encourage you to take the class prior to delivery. If you already have purchased a car seat, bring it along and we will provide hands on training on how to properly install the car seat into your vehicle.

Cost: Registration fee is included with the other pre-natal class registration fees of $10. (Fee will be waived if this is the only class being taken.)  To register, please call 701.780.5179 or log on to altru.org. Please remember to bring your car seat with you if you have purchased it already!  Classes are offered at either Altru Health System Building 1 or at Rydell GM Auto Center.

2012 classes offered at Rydell GM Auto Center, 2700 South Washington Street (use front entrance on Washington St.) will be held from 6 pm to 7:30 pm on the following days:

Click here for a flyer for this class.

Kids Don't Float Water Safety Classes 

This course is designed to teach youngsters life-long water safety practices. They will be given the opportunity to:

• Practice throwing rescue safety devices
• Participate in proper selection of life jackets via a life jacket relay
• Demonstrate the effects of hypothermia
• Operate a small watercraft under close supervision
• Learn about hazards in and around pools

Event Dates: Held annually in late April or early May (Monday, May 2 in 2011)

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Place: UND Hyslop Arena (old basketball court area)

Who Should Attend: Kids in 1st-6th grade (ages 6-11) along with at least one parent/guardian per family

Other Information:  The class is free of charge but class size is limited so register early.  Participants attend one of two nights open to the public.  They do NOT get wet so swimsuits and towels are not necessary.  Five additional classes are held during the day-time hours and are attended by local school-aged participants from various schools.

Click here for registration form.

Click here for a flyer to print and post.

Child Passenger Safety for Child Care Providers & Foster Parents

If you are a child care provider or foster parent, safe transportation of the children in your care is important.  Come find out how to keep kids safe while in the car. (This class is designed to meet the MN CPS Course requirements for licensure & foster parenting.)  It has been approved for 3.5 hours of credit in both ND and MN.  Certificate will be provided at the completion of the class

Registration cost is $25.00.  To register, call 701-780-1639 at least 2 weeks prior to the class.

2012 Event Dates: 

Place: Altru Health System - Building 1 (860 South Columbia Road) Use Door B-17 on the east side of the building.

Other Information:  We reserve the right to cancel any classes with less than 6 participants.  Participants will be notified 1 week before class if it is canceled.

Click here to see the 2012 promotional flyer.

Car Seat Checkups

• Grand Forks
• Crookston
• Grafton

Child Passenger Safety Made Simple

Child Passenger Safety for Child Care Providers and Foster Parents

Water Safety Class

For more information, contact:

Carma Hanson
Safe Kids Coordinator
Altru Health System
P.O. Box 6002
860 Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58206-6002

Phone: 701.780.1489
Fax: 701.780.6655
E-mail: chanson@altru.org