Rise Tampa Our Police Foundation

Programs: The explorer program promotes the career of law enforcement, teaches disciple and confidence to children, ages 14-20. The program allows explorers to: complete a minimum of 10 community service hours monthly; learn about florida criminal and traffic laws; and, participate in specialty teams (e. G. Bicycle & color guard). During this period, 30 explorers were enrolled and participated in this program.

the tampa police department's resources in community hope (r. I. C. H. ) house program serves as a safe haven for kids in robles park. A tampa police officer serves as a role model, tutor and liaison between residents and the police department. The sites offer after-school and summer school programming, in addition to access to family social services. The program's focus is on education, conflict-resolution, socialization and self-esteem building. Twenty (20) students were enrolled during this school year.

the tampa police department's resources in community hope (r. I. C. H. ) house program serves as a safe haven for kids in sulphur springs. A tampa police officer serves as a role model, tutor and liaison between residents and the police department. The sites offer after-school and summer school programming, in addition to access to family social services. The program's focus is on education, conflict-resolution, socialization and self-esteem building. Twenty-eight (28) students were enrolled during this school year.

the goal of the k-9 unit is to enhance the police department's objectives in providing quality law enforcement service to the community. The specially trained canines accompany their human law enforcement personnel to provide investigative, search and seizure, criminal apprehension and other life-saving activities. This group provides the canines with necessary supplies such as vests and training to accomplish their work. We are currently serving 20 canines. The black history committee's mission is to reduce crime and enhance the quality of life through a cooperative partnership with all citizens. These partnerships include the historic emphasis of promoting educational awareness of african americans in law enforcement, the importance of diversity and achievement, and maintaining a relationship with the community as a whole. In 2017, 10 students were awarded college scholarships during an annual program. The ambassadors of ambition is a mentor program designed to reach at-risk african american and latino male students between the 7th and 9th grades for educational purposes, as well as fostering relationships between members of law enforcement and university level students. During this school year, 50 students from 20 middle schools participated in the program. The homeless initiative's goal is to provide compassionate outreach from police officers to the homeless population. Examples of outreach include referrals to social services, temporary housing assistance, temporary transportation and with obtaining identification cards. On an average day, the officers interact with at least 10 persons daily, resulting in a net impact of at least 520 homeless individuals for a year. The purpose of the tampa police pistol team is to promote firearms safety, awareness, and proficiency training. The team uses competitive shooting sports as a means to interact with other members of law enforcement and the community and using this experience to provide more efficient training to tampa police officers. The estimated number of people served was 250. Law enforcement support encompasses equipment and training expenses for police officers and specialty units. Equipment can range from tactical protection vest to bicycle safety products. At least 375 people were impacted by law enforcement support. Community outreach involves a number of projects that both promote a positive interaction between police officers and the public, as well as, philanthropy to the community. Examples of outreach included sit-down community involvement meetings in each district, thanksgiving holiday meals, computers to enrollees at the teen academy, national night out and 'real men wear pink' breast cancer campaign. Outreach efforts reached at least 150 individuals.