Please call the Project Coordinator if you have an interest in this. This program deals with a variety of topics including Eau Claire's Most Wanted, Crime Trends in the Area, Important Traffic Related Issues, and a wide variety of segments introducing operations and officers of the Police Department. Anyone having suggestions for program segments may contact the Special Services Bureau at 839-4993. Our goal is to work with at risk youth, in an effort to prevent them from entering into the formal juvenile justice system. The Eau Claire Police Department Chaplaincy Program began in 1998 with nine volunteer chaplains being selected and receiving in excess of 30 hours of training on a variety of topics including the role of police chaplain, victim assistance, crisis pastoral care, death notification, confidentiality and privileged communications, police procedures, crime scene investigation, and line of duty injury and death.
Chaplains also meet monthly for on-going training and support.
The Chaplains carry pagers and are available on a 24-hour basis. They work closely with the Crisis Response Specialist, who is employed by the Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office. The Crisis Response Specialist responds to crime related crises throughout Eau Claire County and provides a variety of services to crime victims. Chaplains also participate in the life of the department. This is basically a volunteer organization that is used in auxiliary fashion to supplement regular officers in their general duties.