August 2010
National Night Out 2010
Did your community celebrate National Night Out on August 3rd? Have your volunteers participated in other community events this year? Send us stories or news articles highlighting your volunteers, we will post them to VIPS in the News. Submit pictures of VIPS in action to the VIPS Photo Gallery. These are easy ways to recognize your volunteers for all their hard work for your agency and community. Send stories to info@policevolunteers.org. Click here to submit pictures and click the "upld" button on the top right corner of the screen to upload your photos.
2010 Citizen Corps Achievement Awards Finalists Announced
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced the finalists of the 2010 National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards. Administered by FEMA and implemented locally, Citizen Corps is the grassroots movement to actively engage civic leaders and the public in community safety and disaster preparedness. These awards recognize the innovative practices and achievements of Citizen Corps Councils across the nation to make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to manage any emergency situation. The award winners will be selected by a panel of emergency management leaders representing all levels of government, FEMA, National Emergency Managers Association, and the International Association of Emergency Managers.
Award winners for each category below will be announced in September as part of National Preparedness Month:
- Outstanding State Citizen Corps Initiatives Award
- Outstanding Citizen Corps Council Award – Serving a Population over 750,000
- Outstanding Citizen Corps Council Award – Serving a Population under 750,000
- Collaborative Preparedness Planning Award
- Preparing the Public Award
- Preparing Community Organizations Award
- Volunteer Integration Award
For a list of award finalists and a description of the award categories, visit the Citizen Corps Web site.
Question of the Month Results
Each month, a new Question of the Month is posted to the VIPS Web site. The July Question of the Month, “How often are volunteers' driving records reviewed?” received 89 responses:
- 6 percent of respondents replied, biennially.
- 26 percent of respondents replied, annually.
- 16 percent of respondents replied, biannually.
- 34 percent of respondents replied, as needed.
- 19 percent of respondents replied, we don't check driving records.
Visit the Web site for August’s Question of the Month.
Newly Registered Programs
The following programs registered with the VIPS Program in July 2010:
- Corning, New York, Police Department
- Dallas County, Missouri, Sheriff Office
- Demopolis, Alabama, Police Department
- East Brewton, Alabama, Police Auxiliary
- ITT Technical Institute, Norfolk, Virginia
- Jackson, Tennessee, Police Department
- Livermore, California, Police Department
- Pepperell, Massachusetts, Auxiliary Police
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