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SDA Clean Homes . . . Safe and Healthy Families Program Award

Background

For many years, Extension professionals have used consumer education materials produced by The Soap and Detergent Association to support their grassroots programs. The SDA Clean Homes ...Safe and Healthy Families Program of Excellence Award has been established by The Soap and Detergent Association to recognize NEAFCS members for their innovative educational programs that help families and individuals understand the link between clean and safe homes and good health.

Award

Two (2) Family and Consumer Sciences county professionals or team will be honored with a cash award of $500, a tabletop award and recognition in an upcoming issue of Cleaning Matters, SDA's bimonthly newsletter that reaches more than 7,000 educators and the media. In addition, the award winning programs will be highlighted on the SDA website, www.cleaning101.com.

Purpose

The award will honor outstanding educational programming efforts that utilize any of SDA's educational materials and promote the connection between cleanliness and health. Programs must demonstrate innovative outreach efforts that impact the local community and raise the awareness of the proper use and storage of cleaning products. Program areas include but are not limited to laundry, dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, hand hygiene, and asthma education, emergency preparedness, programming with family day homes and child care centers, youth groups and clubs.

Eligibility

An individual or a collaborative team may submit application. The outreach program or activity shall have been conducted by a County Extension Professional / Agent and implemented at the county local / level. The outreach program or activity shall have been conducted in the past two years. National winners will present a concurrent session or participate in the Showcase of Excellence at the Annual Session the year the award is received.

Application

1. Complete the On-line Awards Application and submit one printed copy.
2. Program Outline - limit to four (4) double-spaced typed pages:
   1. Introduction - purpose, goal and objectives, target audience reached.
   2. Program description - content and materials, partnerships, leadership capacity, unique delivery methods.
   3. Program Impact - evaluation methods, results / impacts, transferability, marketing publicity.
3. Supporting materials - program materials, photos, curriculum package examples, marketing materials - not to exceed 10 pages. Please package appropriately for the types of supplemental materials submitted. See suggestions under Communication Awards for specific supplementary materials. Put all materials securely in a three prong folder or binder.

Judging Criteria 100 Points Total

1. Introduction - 20 points
2. Program Description - shows evidence that program is meeting the needs and interests of the families / and communities being served - 40 points.
   1. Content of program - 15 points.
   2. Partnerships - evidence of collaborations with other Extension workers as well as other agencies or organizations - 10 points.
   3. Leadership capacity - evidence that the Extension Service has provided the leadership to establish, implement, and evaluate the program - 10 points.
   4. Unique Delivery Methods - evidence of using unique outreach methods to implement program follow-up with program participants and document impacts of program - 5 points.
3. Program Impact - evidence that the program met goal and objectives of effort and made a difference in lives of families and / or communities. Impact measures may include adoption of practices, behavior changes, etc. - 25 points.
4. Program Transferability - evidence that program and support materials can easily be modeled and implemented by another Extension Program - 5 points.
5. Supporting materials - 10 points.

Procedure

1. Submit one (1) copy of the application package and support materials as listed above for the SDA Clean Homes . . . Safe and Healthy Families Award to the appropriate affiliate chair by the affiliate due date.
2. Affiliate chair will mail the winning application(s) postmarked no later than April 1 to Carol Chandler.

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