Motorola Solutions Foundation Sponsors Innovative Police-Community Relations Program & Gives $3.45 Million in Public Safety G...
17 Agosto 2016 - 8:00PM
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Grants support community safety education and training programs
for first responders, their families and the general public in the
United States
- The Motorola Solutions Foundation helps
to fund an International Association of Chiefs of Police training
program – on how to form a culture of trust between police
personnel and the communities they serve
- The foundation announced it will grant
$3.45 million to 83 organizations dedicated to improving public
safety in communities in the United States
- More than 1 million first responders
and citizens will benefit from the foundation grants
A program designed to build trust and collaboration between law
enforcement officers and the communities they serve will receive a
second consecutive year of funding from Motorola Solutions
Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions
(NYSE:MSI).
The foundation’s grant will provide ongoing support as the
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) develops
training and technical assistance to three pilot sites. The sites
will implement recommendations from the White House Task Force on
21st Century Policing, which previously were validated by
evidence-based research.
Previously launched with Motorola Solutions Foundation
funding, the IACP program features an innovative approach that
helps build trust between law enforcement agencies and community
members. The training helps organizations create a high-trust
culture of collaboration and engagement, resulting in greater speed
and lower risk throughout the organization.
“We live in a time of escalating need for productive dialogue on
community-police relations,” said Vincent Talucci, executive
director/chief executive officer of the IACP. “We are grateful for
the foundation’s ongoing support of our efforts to encourage and
develop higher levels of interdependence.”
The foundation’s public safety grants program serves the needs
of first responders, their families and the general public in the
United States. The Motorola Solutions Foundation considers first
responders to include federal and local law enforcement, veterans,
professional and volunteer fire service personnel, emergency
medical professionals and disaster response professionals.
The Motorola Solutions Foundation donation to IACP is part of a
$3.45 million portfolio of grant funding in 2016 directed to 83
non-profit organizations. The diverse groups aim to help improve
safety and security in communities across the United States, honor
the families of fallen first responders, and help bolster public
safety education. About 1 million first responders and community
members will benefit from initiatives funded through the
competitive grant program.
“We wholeheartedly support innovation that results in constant
improvement among public safety leaders and first responders
through education and training,” said Matt Blakely, executive
director of the Motorola Solutions Foundation. “The programs we’re
supporting will benefit a broad range of communities served by law
enforcement officers and staff, fire service personnel, federal
agents, emergency medical service providers and our men and women
in the military services – both active duty and veterans.”
Examples of 2016 grant recipients and their past impacts
include:
- The American Red Cross of South
Florida is preparing Florida communities for
potential disasters. Our grant funding allows our
dedicated team of Motorola Solutions employees to educate
low-income neighborhoods with fire safety
presentations, smoke-alarm installations and more.
- 2015
impact: Along with Motorola Solutions
employees, firefighters and volunteers, the Red Cross
installed about 500 smoke alarms in low-income neighborhoods in
Broward County.
- The National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children provides training to law enforcement
agencies on model policies and best practices to respond
to missing children cases. Each year, the organization hosts
nearly a dozen multi-day, training sessions.
- 2015 impact: Nearly 300
participants completed the Missing Children Seminar for CEOs,
including many police chiefs and sheriffs. Participants rated this
course very favorably and recommended that their peers participate
in a future session to improve preparations for responding to
missing children cases.
- Troops to Firefighters aims
to provide firefighter and emergency
telecommunicator training, certification and job placement for
up to 250 veterans and transitioning troops annually.
- 2015
impact: Motorola Solutions Foundation funding
supported an initial training and mentorship pilot for 15 students
in a three-week 911 emergency dispatch operations course.
Additional funding will allow students to participate in a
subsequent firefighter or 911 emergency
dispatch training and certification course.
- Washington D.C. Police
Foundation provides nearly 200 young people ages 10-21
with mentoring and exposure to careers in public
safety through its innovative Junior Cadet, Classrooms to
Careers and Public Safety Academy programming.
- 2015 impact: The new focus
of all three of Washington D.C. Police Foundation's key programs
was recruiting minority youth from complex neighborhoods.
Additional outreach efforts to create a more diverse police force
began at employment fairs and were supported through social media
marketing campaigns.
The National Emergency Number Association is one of
14 organizations new this year to Motorola Solutions Foundation
support. Its Friends of 9-1-1 scholarship program allows more
of the nation's call takers to attend workshops on evolving next
generation technology and innovative training.
See the full list of grant recipients here.
About Motorola Solutions Foundation
The Motorola Solutions Foundation is the charitable and
philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions. With employees located
around the globe, Motorola Solutions seeks to benefit the
communities where it operates. The foundation achieves this by
making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships and
fostering innovation. The Motorola Solutions Foundation focuses its
funding on public safety, disaster relief, employee programs and
education, especially science, technology, engineering and math
programming. For more information on Motorola Solutions Corporate
and Foundation giving, visit our website:
www.motorolasolutions.com/giving.
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