THE SHERIFFS FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC

THE SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1999, AND THE FOUR PILLARS OF OUR MISSION ARE: -MANAGING RESTRICTED FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE ANTI- TERRORISM INITIATIVES; -COLLECTING AND ADMINISTERING MEMORIAL FUNDS THAT BENEFIT THE SURVIVING FAMILIES OF BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTIES AND FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; -FUNDING AND SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE PERSONNEL NOT OTHERWISE COVERED BY COUNTY BUDGET ALLOCATIONS; AND -FUNDING AND SUPPORTING CRIME PREVENTION, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ANTI-TERRORISM REGIONAL DOMESTIC SECURITY TASK FORCES WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE 943.0312. SFBC CONTINUES TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF RESTRICTED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR DOMESTIC SECURITY INITIATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. FALLEN HEROES AND MEMORIAL FUNDS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, SFBC HAS PROVIDED VITAL MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS OF FALLEN BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTIES AND FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL. THROUGH MEMORIAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY BSO, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SFBC ADMINISTERS RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT SURVIVING FAMILIES WHILE ALSO FUNDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE BROADER BROWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY. TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THE SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY (SFBC) SUPPORTS AND FUNDS BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE (BSO) TRAINING NEEDS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, OPERATIONAL READINESS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS WITHIN THE AGENCY. SFBC ALSO FUNDS SPECIALIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BROWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS. CRIME PREVENTION AND CIVIC EDUCATION SFBC PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT'S MISSION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES. THROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, SFBC SEEKS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY. SFBC CURRENTLY FUNDS AND SUPPORTS SEVERAL KEY BSO CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: SHOPPING WITH THE SHERIFF: EACH HOLIDAY SEASON, SFBC PARTNERS WITH BSO TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY WITH A MEANINGFUL HOLIDAY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH BSO'S YOUTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION AND SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTIES, DESERVING CHILDREN ARE SELECTED FROM SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPACTFUL ANNUAL INITIATIVE. OPERATION MEDICINE CABINET AND SHRED-A-THON: SFBC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES AIMED AT PREVENTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND IDENTITY THEFT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BSO, SFBC FUNDS COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH FREE, SECURE DISPOSAL OF UNUSED, UNWANTED, OR EXPIRED MEDICATIONS, ALONG WITH SAFE SHREDDING OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL DOCUMENTS. THESE EVENTS PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS, FRAUD PREVENTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SFBC ALSO SUPPORTS CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING: HANDY (HELPING ABUSED, NEGLECTED, DISADVANTAGED YOUTH): SFBC CONTINUED ITS LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDY BY SUPPORTING MENTORING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE MORE THAN 1,200 AT-RISK CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVES. WALK LIKE MADD: SFBC CONTINUED ITS SPONSORSHIP OF THE FORT LAUDERDALE WALK LIKE MADD EVENT, WHICH RAISES AWARENESS AND CRITICAL FUNDING TO COMBAT DRUNK AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. THIS COMMUNITY EVENT ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY IN SUPPORT OF SAFER ROADWAYS AND STRONGER PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.