Organization: Behind the Badge Foundation
Mission: Honor the sacrifices of law enforcement officers (and their families) who have suffered a line of duty death or catastrophic injury.
Activities: Behind the Badge Foundation helps families and agencies cope with trauma, grief and loss after a line of duty death or serious injury by connecting families with experts in their field. Resource experts have an understanding of the law enforcement culture, recognizing the unique dynamics experienced by law enforcement families.Behind the Badge Foundation's Line of Duty Death Response Team (LODDRT) is sanctioned by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). The LODDRT is a support to affected law enforcement agencies upon the death of one of their own. The LODDRT members are experts in their field. All team members are certified under the Incident Command System (ICS).Memorial expenses for officers killed in the line of duty. The Foundation donates to each line of duty death memorial - offsetting the costs of the memorial.
2019 Law Enforcement Family Network (LEFN) conference attended by over 125 family members and law enforcement officers. The goal of this program is to be the umbrella or facilitator for law enforcement family support groups around the state; providing training to strengthen the family, communication within the family and to encourage outreach to other agencies in both good and difficult times. The annual conference provides training that is unique to the dynamics of the law enforcement family.
National Police Week - Assist 30 surviving members with travel and lodging to Washington DC, for National Police Week.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief