Be The Change!
Ride Along: Our special guest (the driver), representing department officer, and BamFam Director will drive around the school community in a BamFam provided vehicle for 30 mins having an open and honest conversation about the issues/needs of that community.
Curriculum Based Q&A Session: Students are sent a pre-survey with gauging questions about their thoughts, experiences, and opinions about law enforcement that allow for a guided and strategic 30-45 min Curriculum based Q&A session with law enforcement officer, special guest, and BamFam staff. Areas of priority include, education, community/police relations, racial equality and economic development empowering athletes, sports leaders, and the community to become effective advocates for change.
Sports Clinic: Student Athletes and Law Enforcement officers are grouped together in teams must work together during a 30-45 sports clinic with fun competition drills that focus on all phases of the game, leadership, teamwork, and hard work.
In what ways do you believe this community/police issue can be improved?
“Push the envelope on having racial injustice conversations.”
-anonymous
“The issue can improve by making it easier to talk to a cop”
-anonymous
“More training but also more teaching people how to rightfully encounter law enforcement”.
-anonymous
IMPACT SO FAR:
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125+ Schools
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90+ Police Departments
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16,500+ Student Athletes
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And Counting!