Call for Submissions! Enter Officer Safety and Wellness Programs to Destination Zero Awards
The Destination Zero program is designed to make it safer for those who serve. Destination Zero is a program of the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The program serves as a repository of information designed to assist law enforcement agencies with initiatives to keep officers safe, mentally and physically healthy, and emotionally resilient.
Through the generous support of Verizon, Destination Zero serves as a valuable resource for the law enforcement community, maintaining a database of award-winning programs from law enforcement agencies across the country that focus on officer safety and wellness.
Additionally, throughout the year, the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum hosts programs for the law enforcement community designed to make it safer for those who serve. The organization believes that officers who are physically and mentally fit make for better officers.
From firearms and traffic fatalities, to heart attacks and strokes, law enforcement officers face a barrage of dangers on the job. In addition, this year, COVID-19 poses a very real threat to the law enforcement community. The potentially deadly virus crosses all socio-economic communities. Law enforcement officers are especially at risk since their daily job functions put them in contact with a wide range of people in the communities they serve.
The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is committed to its mission of making it safer for those who serve, but we cannot do it alone. The Destination Zero Awards program gives every agency in the country has access to the best and most innovative officer safety and wellness programs in use today.
Submit your agency’s program for consideration by visiting www.DestinationZero.org and click on “Submit Your Program.” The deadline for entry is December 31, 2020.
Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial contains the names of 22,217 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. For more information about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, visit LawMemorial.org. Authorized by Congress in 2000, the 57,000-square-foot National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building tells the story of American law enforcement by providing visitors a “walk in the shoes” experience along with educational journeys, immersive exhibitions, and insightful programs. The Museum is an initiative of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization. For more information on the Law Enforcement Museum, visit LawEnforcementMuseum.org.