The Broward Sheriff's Office supports this LETF request to provide funding for the various organizations' programs listed in the table below. These programs include local area crime prevention, safe neighborhood, and drug abuse education and prevention initiatives.
| Organization |
Program Name |
Amount |
| Young Men's Christian Association |
Leadership and Enrichment Program |
$10,000 |
| Worship in the Now Ministries, Inc. |
Summer Slam Sports Camp |
$10,000 |
| Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc. |
Support for Domestic Violence Survivors in Broward County |
$10,000 |
| Urban League of Broward County, Inc. |
Crime Prevention and Intervention (CPI) |
$10,000 |
| TUFF Start, Inc. |
After School T.R.E.A.T. Program |
$10,000 |
| The Women at the Well-Broward, Inc. |
From Clueless to FOCUSED |
$10,000 |
| The Sheriff's Foundation of Broward County, Inc. |
Operation Medicine Cabinet |
$10,000 |
| The Poverello Center, Inc. |
Getting to Triple Zero, 0 Crime/0 Virus/0 New Admissions |
$9,950 |
| The Optimist Club of Cooper City, Inc. |
Cooper City Optimist Tackle Football and Cheer |
$10,000 |
| The Foundation of Excellence |
Foundation of Excellence S.P.I.D.E.R. Program |
$9,982 |
| The Dennis Project, Inc. |
Game Changers YAC |
$10,000 |
| The Community Empowerment Organization, Inc. |
Generation Promise Mentoring Program |
$10,000 |
| Technology R Us Education and Development, Inc. |
"Cyber Safety for Seniors" |
$9,986.66 |
| Technology Resource Center, Inc. |
Project TRUST |
$10,000 |
| Team Swoop Youth Basketball Academy, Inc. |
Team Swoop |
$10,000 |
| TSIC, Inc. (Take Stock in Children of Broward County) |
Take Stock in Children of Broward-Project At-PROMISE (Providing Resources and Opportunities through Mentors, Innovations, Scholarships, and Enrichment) |
$10,000 |
| Susan B. Anthony Center, Inc. |
The Electronic Health Records Project |
$10,000 |
| Respect Foundation, Inc. |
The I AM RESPECT TOUR Camp |
$10,000 |
| Piney Grove Boys Academy |
Fathers Being Involved (FBI) |
$10,000 |
| Nisei Goju Ryu Karate and Jujitsu Southern Regional Youth PAC Program, Inc. |
Nisei Reading and Boxing/Kickboxing/Karate Summer Program |
$10,000 |
| Literacy Connection, Inc. |
OPERATION: R.E.A.D. Literacy Bus |
$10,000 |
| Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County, Inc. |
Baby Safe Sleep Initiative |
$10,000 |
| Healing Arts Institute of South Florida International, Inc. |
Awesome Kids |
$10,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale Independence Training and Education Center, Inc. (FLITE Center) |
College Boost Program |
$10,000 |
| Fathers M.I.A., Inc. |
As We Honor Her |
$10,000 |
| Broward Navy Days, Inc. |
COMREL Projects and Group Ship Tours for Broward At-Risk Youth |
$10,000 |
| Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County |
Senior Intervention and Education Program |
$10,000 |
| PACE Center for Girls, Inc. |
Student Support Services |
$10,000 |
| Opportunity Knocks Aspiring Youth Institute, Inc. |
Youth Advisory Board II |
$10,000 |
| Northwest Federated Woman's Club of Broward County, Inc. |
Carebears 4 the Elderly |
$9,800 |
| National Scholastic Chess Foundation, Inc. |
Broward Chess Interventions for At-risk Youth |
$10,000 |
| NAMI Broward County |
Reach and Teach for Mental Health Awareness |
$10,000 |
| Men2Boys, Inc. |
M2B for DJJ |
$10,000 |
| Mamma Curry's Closet, Inc. |
W.I.N.G.S. |
$9,995.78 |
| LifeNet4Families |
"Project AWARE" |
$10,000 |
| Kidz Count, Inc. |
Project L.O.L. (Leading Out Loud) |
$10,000 |
| KidSafe Foundation, Inc. |
Books for Broward! Personal Safety Education for Broward Families |
$10,000 |
| Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach |
Kappa Leadership Development League |
$10,000 |
| Junior Achievement of South Florida |
JA BizTown for Broward County Public School Fifth Graders |
$50,000 |
| Impact Broward, Inc. |
Veterans Helping Veterans |
$10,000 |
| House of Hope |
House of Hope - Educational Program |
$10,000 |
| Henderson Behavioral Health, Inc. |
Safe Haven Homeless Emergency Shelter |
$10,000 |
| Grace Place School, Inc. |
On the Job Experience and Career Internship Programs |
$10,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, Inc. |
Get Real! |
$10,000 |
| Friendship Circle of North Broward and South Palm Beach, Inc. |
Sunday Circle |
$10,000 |
| Firewall Centers, Inc. |
T.H.I.N.K. Leadership After-School Program |
$10,000 |
| Family in Distress, Inc. |
In-mates Matters |
$10,000 |
| Eta Nu Education Foundation, Inc. |
STEM 2 College and Careers |
$10,000 |
| Delta Education Life Development Foundation |
DELDF Program Initiatives |
$10,000 |
| Cutting Edge Helping Hands, Inc. |
"Winning with a Second Chance" |
$10,000 |
| Crockett Foundation, Inc. |
Bridge Builders Program |
$10,000 |
| Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. |
Rites of Passage |
$10,000 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida, Inc. |
Bridges of Broward |
$10,000 |
| Child Rescue Coalition, Inc. |
Proyecto Proteccion |
$10,000 |
| Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc. |
Supportive Treatment and Engagement Program (STEP) |
$10,000 |
| Broward Children's Center |
The Sibling Support Project |
$8,853 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County |
BGCBC Transportation Program |
$100,000 |
| Ann Storck Center, Inc. |
Buddies Over Bullies |
$10,000 |
| A Child is Missing, Inc. |
Child Safety Education Program (CSEP) |
$10,000 |
| TOTAL |
|
$718,567.44 |
|
Funds are available within the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for these actions. According to BSO, the current balance of the LETF, as of March 21, 2018 is $3,440,533 in the local account ($2,298,855 of which is unrestricted) and $5,111,100 in the federal account ($2,171,081 of which is unrestricted). This action will utilize $718,568 in unrestricted local funds. |