AST Digital Magazine April 2017 April 2017 | Page 14

Volume 11 Boys with a Dream Sheriff Brown has taken ‘community policing’ to a level that has been recognized by the NAACP, NSA, and Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chair- man, House Judiciary Committee. April 2017 Edition communities to emulate this group, or even start a chapter of Boys with a Dream. They have been invited to the winter conference of NSA in DC this February. Boys with a Dream evolved from a group of young men playing basketball in the afternoon and decided to start a group to stop violence in the community and work with law enforcement for a solution. The Sheriff recognized the importance of this ef- fort by these young men and immediately began helping organize their organization by convinc- ing a local attorney to handle all of their legal work needed to formally register as an I.R.S. 501 (c) (3) entity. After hosting this group of African American young men last year for a luncheon at the sheriff’s of- fice, the Sher- iff, with the assistance of the Vir- ginia Sher- iff’s Asso- ciation’s was able to take the group to Washington, and they took in a Nationals game and Con- gressman Good- latte arranged for a special VIP tour of the Capitol and lunch for the group in the Capitol’s restaurant. Boys with a Dream in Washington, DC (WSET) This exposure has led to other sheriffs, across the state and country, encouraging youth in their The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) is one of the largest associations of law enforcement pro- fessionals in the United States, representing more than 3,000 elected sheriffs across the nation, and a total membership of more than 20,000. NSA is a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their depu- ties, and others in the field of criminal justice and pub- lic safety. Throughout its seventy- five year history, NSA has served as an information clearinghouse for sheriffs, deputies, chiefs of police, oth- er law enforcement profession- als, state governments and the federal government. Would you like to advertise in our next digital magazine addition? Contact our lead Ad rep at [email protected] or call 646.450.6027 14