The idea came from Mesa Police Chief Gascon to the Mesa United Way board. He hopes to partner with United Way , minimizing the bureaucratic red tape in order to provide professional training and purchase needed special equipment that city funds don’t provide. He envisions a foundation that can provide $100,000-$200,000; his idea is to bring in experts from other police departments across the country and to enable Mesa officers to visit other parts of the country for enhanced training in specialized skills. LAPD - where the chief worked for 28 years and as LAPD’S assistant chief - had a similar program that was quite successful in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars annually that was set up in a foundation. The chief will bring the detailed proposal early next year. Let’s hope Mesa United Way says yes and sees this as a great opportunity to partner with and help public safety as it will alleviate the shortages that are apparent when it comes to funding the Mesa Police Department adequately. Do you think this will work? Non-profits were effected too in the cutbacks by the city, which includes United Way. We as businesses and individuals are needed to help fund non-profits in order to help the many worthwhile causes.
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