This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor Pawfficer Donut of the Troy Police Department, who recently celebrated her one-year anniversary as a police cat. The department brought her on board as a means of creating positive interactions and to make a difference in the community. This started as a challenge […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor Arkansas’s oldest active police officer, Leonard Charles Smith, aka L.C.Buckshot, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday. In 2010, Officer Smith retired after 46 year career with the Ouchita County Sheriff’s Office. He was asked to join the Camden Police Department after four months […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor the recipients of the 2019 Public Safety Medal of Valor Awards, which was presented by President Donald Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr at a White House ceremony on May 22, 2019. The medal is the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to recognize Director James Ellis of Legacy Productions for his documentary, ” Keeping the Peace” as a way of promoting mental health services among emergency workers while also helping the community understand the trauma often experienced by law enforcement officers. Many have lost colleagues to suicide, […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor Police Officer Abigail Arias, Badge #758, a 6-year-old little girl who was sworn in as an honorary officer in Freeport, Texas. Officer Arias had a big dream, to be a police officer, a dream that came true. Freeport Police Chief Raymond Garivey […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend Oklahoma City Police Officer Nate Ross on his handling of a noise complaint on May 3, 2019 of a man playing drums on the streets. When the Oklahoma City officers responded to a loud noise complaint, they found a man playing on […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to recognize the kindness and generosity of a little boy named Jeremiah for delivering Easter dinner to Newport News, Virginia Police Officer E. Beganovic and his partner. Jeremiah told the officers that he noticed them on patrol and wanted to bring them some Easter […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like honor the legacy of South Philadelphian Ella Pridgen-Best as a beloved activist, Samaritan and founder of the local anti-violence organization “Don’t Shoot…I want a Future.” On April 4, 2019, Pridgen-Best lost her five-month battle to colon cancer at the age of 58. What started […]
Humankind Alliance was humbled to be amongst the incredible nominees for the Excellence in Innovation award at the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership’s 2019 Heart of Marin Awards. This award recognizes individuals and organizations who have developed new, creative, and effective strategies for advancing solutions to critical issues in […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend police agencies nationwide for recognizing the need for improvements and making changes to assist police officers in better performing their jobs in 2019 and beyond. 2018 has been a tough year for police officers with controversial court cases and officer-involved shootings dominating […]