The very core of Gang Enforcement's mission is and always has been to give back to those officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect communities across this nation and to honor and assist their families when an officer pays the ultimate sacrifice.
Beginning in October 2021, Gang Enforcement will donate a portion of every apparel item, membership and training enrollment and consultation contract directly to C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors.) We will make quarterly donations to assist them in their mission of rebuilding the shattered lives of survivors and co-workers affected by line of duty deaths.
Beginning in October 2021, Gang Enforcement will donate a portion of every apparel item, membership and training enrollment and consultation contract directly to C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors.) We will make quarterly donations to assist them in their mission of rebuilding the shattered lives of survivors and co-workers affected by line of duty deaths.
WHO THEY ARE
Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S., for the price paid is already too high.
As of April 01, 2020, C.O.P.S. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a 97.17 (out of 100) 4 Star Rating with Charity Navigator with 89.6% of their budget going to Programs and just 5.3% going to Administrative Expenses.
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As of April 01, 2020, C.O.P.S. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a 97.17 (out of 100) 4 Star Rating with Charity Navigator with 89.6% of their budget going to Programs and just 5.3% going to Administrative Expenses.
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THEIR HISTORY
C.O.P.S. was organized in 1984 with 110 individual members. Today C.O.P.S. membership is over 37,000 survivors. Survivors include spouses, children, parents, siblings, significant others, and affected co-workers of officers killed in the line of duty according to Federal government criteria. C.O.P.S. is governed by a National Board of law enforcement survivors. All programs and services are administered by the National Office in Camdenton, Missouri. C.O.P.S. has over 50 Chapters nationwide that work with survivors at the grass-roots level.
Source: Missouri Chapter of The National Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.)
WHAT THEY DO
C.O.P.S. programs for survivors include the National Police Survivors' Conference held each May during National Police Week, scholarships, peer-support at the national, state, and local levels, "C.O.P.S. Kids" counseling reimbursement program, the "C.O.P.S. Kids" Summer Camp, "C.O.P.S. Teens" Outward Bound experience for young adults, special retreats for spouses, parents, siblings, adult children, extended family, and co-workers, trial and parole support, and other assistance programs.
C.O.P.S. knows that a survivor's level of distress is directly affected by the agency's response to the tragedy. C.O.P.S., therefore, offers training and assistance to law enforcement agencies nationwide on how to respond to the tragic loss of a member of the law enforcement profession.
C.O.P.S. knows that a survivor's level of distress is directly affected by the agency's response to the tragedy. C.O.P.S., therefore, offers training and assistance to law enforcement agencies nationwide on how to respond to the tragic loss of a member of the law enforcement profession.
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