Mission

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Help boost morale by serving as a sort of CEO – Chief Encouragement Officer. This necessitates being consistently visible in both departments.
Provide opportunities to equip officers and their families with emotional survival practices to help with peace of mind, family life, and job retention.
Provide hospital visitation, marital counseling, etc., follow-up with those who have experienced loss, provide first-level support to help prevent outside matters from festering and coming into the workplace.
Serve with VALEAP (Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program – http://valeap.org), assisting with PCIS (Post Critical Incident Seminars) and Peer Support debriefs.
Compile a list of qualified professionals in a variety of fields to whom I can refer officers and/or their family members in matters beyond my capacity to help.
Organize and train a limited number of volunteer chaplains to be on-call to assist with traumatic events with the public, as needed.
Be a liaison to faith communities throughout the valley on behalf of our local police departments.
Raise extra funds that will allow shield to bless officers by purchasing needed equipment and supplies they would otherwise have to pay for out of their own pockets.