Starfish Assignment

“Amount 85,981Amount includes expenses for coats, books, bikes, Cops & Barbers, Shop with a Cop, Blessing Bags, individual assignments, and other programs that benefit community members, especially low-income families. Individual assignments are things like assistance for crime victims, purchasing much needed items for struggling single mothers, or helping a crime victim fix his car. There are no individuals or organizations that received over $5,000.00”

“Description AmountQuickbooks, Advertizing, and Other 1,372Amount includes expenses for Quickbooks, Advertising, and other office expenses”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearBook Inventory 0 3,000Security Door Bars 0 600Amount includes $3,000.00 book inventory that will be given away to elementary school children, and $600.00 for security door bars on hand that will be given to community members in high crime areas”

“Other programs include:Blessing Bags: Holiday meals, treat bags, books, and/or grocery gift cards -- $5,850Bikes & Badges: Amount used to fix old bikes to give away to kids -- $1,458Block Parties: Community engagement events - $4,821Cops & Gobblers: Thanksgiving meal bags and treat bags -- $2,039Officer Moral Program: Usually doughnuts or meals delivered to police substations after particularly difficult incidents -- $5,751Shop with a Cop: Police officers identify kids with needs (like shoes) and Starfish Assignment sends them shopping -- $5,424Individual Assignments and other minor program expenses: Circumstances vary. Example: In September, we provided funds so a police officer could bring a birthday cake and gifts to a child of a murder victim. Total for a program $32,509”