V.I.P.S. Volunteers

The Volunteer Services unit has four main volunteer programs: Chaplains, Explorers, Reserves, and V.I.P.S. (citizen volunteers).

CHAPLAINS

The Chaplaincy Program is administered by an officer and coordinated by the Office Coordinator. The Chaplain must be ordained or commissioned and must attend the 13-week Citizens’ Academy to join the program.

There are six volunteer Chaplains and two facilitators who participate in the program. They are provided with necessary training and resources in return for hundreds of hours of volunteer service.

V.I.P.S VOLUNTEERS

The Police Department’s Volunteer Program consists of 23 citizens who volunteer their time to help in whatever way they are needed. These volunteers are known as Volunteers in Police Services (V.I.P.S.).

Some of the tasks undertaken by V.I.P.S. members include the following:

• Helping with special events, such as Character Counts, the 4th of July celebration, the Art & Wind Festival, National Night Out, and other community functions

• Collecting emergency contact information from local business owners to be entered into the Dispatch Center’s computer system

• Acting as Neighborhood Patrols to look for homes whose owners need to be notified of conditions which may invite crimes against their properties and doing vacation house checks

• Helping in the front office at the police department with administrative work, answering phones, and fingerprinting

• Working with the detectives and the Youth Resource Officer

• Helping with Neighborhood Watch programs and the Citizen’s Police Academy

The V.I.P.S. volunteers are recruited from citizens who have completed the Citizen’s Police Academy, which gives them a basic understanding of police work. The volunteers are a valuable daily resource for the police department.

In 2006, the V.I.P.S. members donated over 2,000 hours of service.

Click here for more information on:

• Citizens Academy

• Police Chaplains

• Explorers

• Reserve Officers

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