Pasco: Sheriff's Office seeks volunteers to work with kids at Safety Town

Sheriff's Office seeks volunteers to work with kids at Safety Town

By Times staff writer

NEW PORT RICHEY -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is looking for a few good volunteers.

People are needed for unpaid volunteer positions at Safety Town, a kid-size city that is used to help teach students about safety.

To qualify as a Safety Town volunteer, residents must be fingerprinted and have a background investigation completed by the Sheriff's Office. Also, volunteers will attend a one-day class taught by instructors from the Pasco County School Board to learn the proper teaching techniques for the Safety Town Program.

Volunteers should be able to work at least once a month for three hours during the school year, although once a week is preferred.

Safety Town, which is beginning its sixth year of operation, is on State Road 52 about 2 miles west of U.S. 41. More than 31,000 kids from preschool age to eighth grade have participated in the program that teaches children about traffic safety and injury prevention.

For those who qualify, the Sheriff's Office provides a program to reimburse volunteers for their mileage and insurance coverage as they travel to and from Safety Town.

For information about the Safety Town volunteer program, call Cpl. Randy Packard at (813) 929-1203 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.