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Second Quarter Review
A note from our founder
Dear Friends,
Happy Summer! As the weather heats up across the country, school is out, it's time for vacations, and families are spending more time together. Our H2LOC Team has continued work between the end-of-school-year push, celebrations & graduations, camping trips, and vacations.
Our second quarter was nothing short of CRAZY! Our core team of 25 has worked hundreds of hours to complete large projects (Home Watch Granite Bay, National Helpline), as well as many meetings to prepare for work in the summer and fall. As I look over the last three months, a few things jump out at me.
We are on the right track! As we continue to share all we offer, we are seeing exciting growth, particularly in northern California, Washington, southern California, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Florida. At the same time, we have been contacted by some well-known organizations to work together in the future. It's amazing what happens when we are faithful to serve others. People respond, and then bring others! We are receiving great feedback from those who are benefiting from our resources, events, and programs. We are rewarded in these responses. We're making a difference!
We came alongside 27 other nonprofit organizations to support the work they do for law enforcement, and our Northern California community at large. Our work requires solid relationships with others--we depend upon one another in many ways, most importantly to help officers and their families. As we grow as an organization and the needs increase, we have been blessed to learn from others, and in some cases, partner together to create synergy. We are seeing this happen more and more as we expand.
With the economy and national giving slow, we had to forgo funding a team for Police Week in May. In years past, we have served as peers for grieving families who've lost an officer in the line of duty. Washington DC is very expensive, as are cross-country flights, and we just couldn't do it financially. However, several of our team members felt called to go, and did so on their own dime. This work requires long hours, flexibility, and is packed with strong emotion--the selflessness of serving in this capacity is remarkable--and very helpful in the grief process for our country's survivors! This shows the servant hearts of our volunteers - they are dedicated with not only their time, but their hard-earned dollars. As we learn, grow, and serve, we are building an organization that is meeting the needs of law enforcement families across the nation!
Victoria Newman
Founder, President
Our Second Quarter was a busy one!
- 23 states were influenced by H2LOC this quarter through conferences, training, peer support calls, critical incident support, and our growing resources!
- We are so grateful to everyone who had a hand in getting the Family HelpLine project off the ground to support LE families across the nation. Although we expect the helpline to gain traction slowly and we are still perfecting the process, we've already had a handful of calls!
- We raised $7400 through the Big Day of Giving on May 2nd! Not bad for our first year!
- May 22 in Anaheim, CA - All Rise Conference: Co-presented with Heart 911 and the Oklahoma City Police Department Wellness Unit to a very different audience--some law enforcement, but also lawyers and those who work within the treatment court system. It was a great opportunity to learn, network, and present our work.
- Hosted a CISM Peer Training in June specifically for LE spouses to help other LE spouses.
- H2LOC Team Members hosted a booth at Run Rocklin in Placer County, CA. This is a race that supports the Matt Redding Foundation, in honor of Rocklin officer Matt Redding who was killed in the line of duty in 2005.
- In April, Victoria and Brent Newman attended the Survive First Gala along with Florida liaison Kim Ingram and her husband Nate, increasing awareness of first responder suicide and raising much needed funds.
Big Day of Giving has officially begun!
Podcast Interview on TheSquadroom.net with Victoria Newman
Listen to this podcast from TheSquadroom.net where Victoria gave her first hand account of the early years of being married to Chief Brent Newman. She shares about being ready for a divorce and preparing to leave, but then why she stuck with the marriage and the payoffs that has brought. You don’t want to miss this!
Mt. Democrat Article from October 4, 2021
Roberta Long of the Mountain Democrat starts the article with this testimonial: “When I put this guidebook on the coffee table preparing to review it, my husband picked it up and didn’t put it down for 20 minutes. “I had no idea,” he said. “I never thought about it,” referring to the need to support families of men and women in law enforcement. “This guidebook is incredible.”
KCRA TV News Sacramento-Special Interview with Deputy Scott Brown
Being vulnerable and sharing a painful experience is not easy. But that’s exactly what Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Brown is committed to doing. Deputy Brown survived a gun battle with convicted cop killer Luis Bracamontes five years ago, but his partner Deputy Danny Oliver was killed. Deputy Brown admits the pain of losing his friend and partner never goes away. For many years, Brown questioned why he survived and his partner did not. But now, he believes he was spared to share his testimony with other law enforcement officers silently suffering through the trauma the job can often cause.
Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Gillibrand Bill to Aid Officers Disabled in Line of Duty
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to improve access to assistance for first responders permanently disabled in the line of duty. The Protecting America’s First Responders Act establishes guidelines for determining eligibility for federal benefit under the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program and provides the Justice Department with new tools to more uniformly and efficiently adjudicate benefit claims.
Wife Of Injured Billings Police Officer Takes Fight For Injured Officers To Our Nation’s Capital
The silvery scars that run up and down Ladd Paulson’s legs serve as a faint reminder of the not one but two near-fatal motorcycle crashes he suffered while on the job as a Billings police officer.
The first happened in 2002 while he was on his police motorcycle following up on suspicious activity. Even with his lights on and siren blaring, a car T-boned him at 50 miles an hour. The impact threw him into a nearby ditch and caused a brain injury, broken ribs, a fractured skull and kidney, a crushed leg, collapsed lung, perforated diaphragm and — the most critical — a transected aorta.