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Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.,
or COPS (www.nationalcops.org), is a nationwide nonprofit organization providing
resources such as counseling and scholarships to families of slain officers.
Since 1991, JAFLEF has donated $1.5 million to COPS to help more than 560 widows
and 960 children rebuild their lives.
The Foundation provides grants to organizations such as COPS in order to utilize
their vast network of resources to identify the most worthy grant recipients.

"Hey Daddy, I miss you so much. I just got back from
camp. It was full of kids about my age. This camp saved my life, Dad. I used to
think I was alone and I didn’t think any other kids my age felt the same way.
I came to realize that there are kids that feel the exact same way! I am so
happy I went."
- a surviving child’s note to her slain father after she
attended "C.O.P.S. Kids" Summer Camp 2005
"I’ve attended
COPS’ Spouses Retreat three times and I’m already registered for
the one this September. Since Rick was killed, I’ve had to be
both mom and dad to our four kids. Spouses Retreat is the only
time I get to cry. There I can open up with the one group of
friends who really, truly know the pain that never leaves your
heart."
"But I can also laugh and know I won’t
be criticized. I don’t have to edit what I’m feeling. People talk about
closure, but there is no such thing. How can you forget the man you were married
to and had kids with? You can heal and you can love again, but you never, ever
forget hearing the words that changed your life and turned it upside-down. COPS
and the Spouses Retreat help me stay right-side-up."
- Julie Weinhold, surviving spouse of St. Louis County Police
Officer Richard Weinhold, end of watch 10-31-2000
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Through its latest fiscal year, the
Foundation has authorized grants totaling more than $2 million dollars to assist
widows
and children
of officers killed in the line of duty. In order to minimize operational and
administrative costs, JAFLEF directors and officers serve on a voluntary basis
without compensation.
Contact Information: JAFLEF
c/o Hanson & Molloy
1320 19th Street, N.W. Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036-1636
Board Members:
Mr. Hiroyoshi Mizuno - Sr. Advisor
X-Arc Urban Architects, Inc.
Mr. William Wells - Consultant
Law Enforcement Systems Mr. Edwin Meese - Ronald Reagan
Distinguished Fellow
The Heritage Foundation
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