Collaborating for

Community Safety
with a Homeland
Security Program

Presented by
Dr. Nicole M. Francis,
Administrator
AFSCME Maryland Council 67
 Primary Partners and Key
Stakeholders
 Office of the Mayor of the City of Baltimore
 U.S. Office of Homeland Security
 Housing Authority of Baltimore City
 Tenant Advisory Board
 Residents and other Community Members
 AFSCME Council 67
 AFSCME Local 647
 Program Goals and
Objectives
 Goal: To encourage peace and to improve
the quality of life for tenants by
eliminating environmental threats and
circumstances that may impact the safety
of the family and/or neighborhood at-large

 Objective: To improve the immediate

family environment by increasing
community safety and awareness by
understanding the environment,
empowering residents, education, training
and community engagement
 Priorities At-Hand
 Collaborative Determination of Program Goals and
Objectives

 Appropriate Initiative Name thru Consensus

 Desired Outcomes and Timelines

 Needs Assessment
 Community Priority Survey
 Community Safety Survey
 Safe Neighborhood Questionnaire
 Home Safety Checklist

*References: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.(2006); Adaption from Home Safety Summary Checklist by CHIPPS (website accessed:2008)
 Three Prong Approach to
Community Safety and
Responsibility: “The 3 E’s”

Understand
The
Environment

Empower All Tenants:

Shared Knowledge &
Increased Collaboration

Educate the Community: Reveal Conditions

Assess abilities, needs, strengths and
weaknesses
Implementing the “3 E”
Strategy
The 3 E’s:
Environment
Empowerment
Education

Prevention Intervention Rehabilitation

 Program Components
 Prevention: Identify potential risks prior to
incidents and ID antecedents by
understanding the environment, et al.

 Intervention: Quickly address current

issues; institute rapid response and
eliminate remaining or reoccurring threats
through guidance and tenant education

 Rehabilitation: Restore environment

following incident, address tenant needs
and eliminate remaining threats by
eliminating dangerous situations and the
conditions that foster them
 Key Tips for Success
 Stay Informed through current
events, the media, talking to friends
and the written word
 Work as a team
 Identify common problems and
common ways to find a solution
 Be problem solvers and not just
problem finders
 Learn from your mistakes
 Move forward only and remain
Contact Information
Dr. Nicole Francis, Administrator
AFSCME Maryland Council 67
1410 Bush Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
nfrancis@afscme67.org
www.afscme67.org