"COPS FOR KIDS"
Our mission is to provide financial assistance and educational support at the post high school level for deserving students who might otherwise be denied the opportunity to succeed.
About "Operation Progress" a Non-Profit started by a group of Southeast Division LAPD Police Officers who fight gang crime in South Los Angeles; specifically the community of Watts. They were deeply moved and motivated by young students who worked hard to keep up their grades and stay out of gangs. The only thing holding these kids back from a post high school education was their lack of financial opportunity.
"Operation Progress" also known as "OP" was started in order to raise money for underprivileged youth in poor areas of the city. OP can be summed up this way..."Good cops helping good kids get out of really bad places".
The officers of O.P. set out to find these kids who have survived in these bad neighborhoods and help them out through leadership training, mentoring and providing financial assistance for education.
One of the Southeast officers was raised in Boston and has a very large family network in both the nursing and law enforcement communities of the city. This provided the perfect opportunity for Operation Progress to become a bi-coastal foundation partnering, since its inception in 2000 with the Boston Police Department.
Operation Progress has since served over 30 educational scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, to well deserving inner city youth both Los Angeles and Boston. Our 2009 goal is to partner locally with corporations and small businesses for both the financial support and internship programs for the graduates, as well as partner nationally with all large city police departments across the United States as we continue to raise money and provide the opportunity of education to all inner city students striving to achieve despite the circumstances in their homes, or local communities.
History
In 2008, The Boston Police Department challenged the Los Angeles Police Department to a competition within the Boston Marathon. They were to race against each other in order to raise money for "Operation Progress". It seemed like a perfect competition because the current Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, William Bratton was a former Boston Police Commissioner and his friend Ed Davis is the current Boston Police Commissioner. The Los Angeles Police Department quickly accepted the challenge and 2008 became the first year of the "Commissioners' Cup Challenge".
Initially, 25 LAPD officers competed against 25 Boston Police Department officers. This bi-coastal competition was an instant rivalry, and in the friendliest manner, became all about who could out run the other, from top brass down to beat cop.
A large "Stanley Cup" style trophy was created and called the "Commissioners' Cup". With space to add each new competition year, the winning police department and each of the runners' names, it has become a coveted symbol of victory and prestige. The Los Angeles Police Department rose to the 2008 challenge and beat out the Boston Police Department by only one minute. The tradition has started and the competition is sure to get tougher every year.
2009 looks to be even more exciting as the Los Angeles team has grown to over 30 individuals made up of judges, district attorneys, and local business leaders who will join with the Los Angeles and Boston Police Departments to race for Operation Progress and their students.
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