What We Do
Purchases of needed but unbudgeted equipment, technology, and other items
Recent items funded by our Foundation include:
- the purchase of Starlink to allow the Prescott Police Department’s Mobile Command Unit to have a secure and reliable Internet connected regardless of its location
- donation of a new BBQ grill for the police department
- exercise equipment for the Department’s workout room
- donation of FIDO bags which contain the tools police officers need to respond to the medical needs of pets and other animals in emergency situations
PRESCOTT POLICE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
The Foundation regularly thanks and recognizes our Police Officers, 911 Dispatchers and police department staff with thank you notes and gift cards:
- when they are hired (for police recruits, when they graduate from the police academy)
- when they reach 5, 10, 15, (etc.) year anniversaries working in our city
- when they receive awards for their performance on duty
In the last twelve months, Prescott Police Department officers, dispatchers and staff have received over 200 hand written notes and gift cards from the Foundation
K-9 and THERAPY DOG PROGRAMS
Recent Foundation support for our K-9 program includes:
- funding for storage shed at K-9 Training Center
- veterinary care and training for Eden
- support for the ALECA K-9 demonstration in Prescott Valley in 2022
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
Each spring Prescott police officers run or bike long distances carrying the Olympic torch to raise awareness of and to financially support the Special Olympics. Nationwide, law enforcement organizations are the largest financial contributor to the Special Olympics, and the Prescott Police Foundation supports this worthy outreach effort.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Shop With a Cop
Shop with a Cop takes place annually early in December. This program matches police officers with needy children. The officers take the youngsters Christmas shopping with donated funds so the children can buy Christmas presents for themselves and their family members.
Youth Role Model Scholarships
Youth Role Models are outstanding seniors at Prescott High School who talk to middle schoolers about how to be successful as well as encouraging them to avoid drugs and alcohol. Youth Role Models are eligible to receive college scholarships, and the Prescott Police Foundation helps pay for these scholarships.
Pink Patch Project
The Pink Patch Project is held each October and helps promote Breast Cancer awareness, as well as to raise funds for local breast cancer prevention and treatment. Pink Prescott Police Department patches are sold to the public as a fund raiser. Every year, the Foundation pays for the patches that the Prescott PD, in turn, sells to raise money for Breast Cancer research. In 2023, we purchased one thousand pink Prescott Police Department patches. We also contributed funds directly to the YRMC Breast Cancer Center.
Prescott Police Volunteer Program: Citizens On Patrol (COPs)
Recent items funded by our Foundation include:
- paying for the repainting of Citizens on Patrol vehicles
- ice coolers for the COP vehicles
- new, high-visibility safety jackets for the Citizens on Patrol
