{"id":216,"date":"2022-04-22T04:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:47:47","slug":"community-outreach-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/community-outreach-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Outreach Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Excelsior Springs Police Department is dedicated to building strong, positive relationships within our community. Our <strong>Community Outreach Unit<\/strong> offers various programs designed to connect officers with residents and provide support to those in need. Our programs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shop with a Cop<\/strong>: Officers take underprivileged children Christmas shopping, helping them select gifts for themselves and their families.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coffee with a Cop<\/strong>: An opportunity for community members to meet with officers, discuss concerns, and get to know each other in an informal setting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Night Out<\/strong>: Strengthens the bond between residents and law enforcement. Families can explore squad cars, emergency response vehicles, and participate in interactive, family-friendly activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Youth Engagement Activities<\/strong>: Pop-up events, block parties, and other activities that bring together kids and families for fun, food, entertainment, educational information, and giveaways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community Assistance<\/strong>: We provide support to underprivileged community members for a variety of needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In partnership with the Community Foundation of Excelsior Springs, our outreach programs are funded by generous community donations. If you\u2019d like to contribute to one of these programs, please <a href=\"https:\/\/esgives.org\/es-police-department\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Join us in making a difference in Excelsior Springs!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Excelsior Springs Police Department is dedicated to building strong, positive relationships within our community. Our Community Outreach Unit offers various programs designed to connect officers with residents and provide <span class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/community-outreach-unit\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":797,"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions\/797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofesmo.com\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}