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2024-Third Quarter Review
A note from our founder...
“How many people has How 2 Love Our Cops reached?” It was a real question that I should’ve known the answer to right away. But this is a hard question to answer b
ecause we only know those who’ve given us feedback—and because our audience is very private and the things we offer are very personal, it is difficult to measure.
“Hundreds?” I answered meekly. He countered with, “Maybe thousands?”
Honestly, I didn’t really know.
So, later Brent and I decided to do the math. We added the number of books sold/given away, we counted those who attended Home Watches, seminars, presentations, and the online trainings. We added peer contacts and podcast appearances. We looked at website numbers, and our database. And then we started to think of all the thousands of hours our volunteers put in every year that multiplies contact with families across the country. Our conservative calculations absolutely blew my mind.
We’ve reached over 40,000 people!
This quarter, our advisors have been working with us on rightly assessing the size and scope of our organization. We have a relatively small budget we work with every year, but when we calculated in-kind donations, nonprofit discounts, and volunteer hours, we realized we are much, much bigger than our budget reveals.
But that wouldn’t surprise anyone who knows how resourceful police spouses have to be to pay the bills! Learned from our personal experiences, we've been able to produce much with relatively little resources.
We’ve taken it slow and steady through our six years of work. We’ve been consistently growing, keeping our mission and vision in mind, and adhering to a strategic plan that guides us. These years have been sprinkled with hard seasons, both for individual teammates, the law enforcement community, and our organization. Not every idea is a good one, and we’ve made a few mistakes along the way. But we see these as learning opportunities, and God has been gracious while we learn.
As I ponder the future, I shake my head in wonder—and gratefulness. Because How 2 Love Our Cops is not only about addition…we’re multiplying! And your support, dollars, encouragement, feedback, prayers, in-kind donations, and volunteer hours have made the difference to over 40,000 people.
Thank you,
Victoria
Victoria Newman
Founder, President
Here's what we've accomplished in July, August, and September:
- New Resource: Hospital Resource Binder created by Heidi Paulson—not quite off the presses yet, but we sent two binders to wounded officer spouses while their officers were severely wounded. This resource helps to keep the overwhelming amount of information together in one place, as well as has encouragement and tips placed throughout.
- Line of Duty Death Defusing for Spouses in Vacaville, California
- Line of Duty Death Debrief for Spouses in Lake County, Florida
- Supportive role in C.O.P.S. Traumas of Law Enforcement classes in Indianapolis, Iowa, and San Antonio
- Family Nights in Sacramento Police Department, Folsom Police Department, Oklahoma City Police Department
- National Night Out in Roseville and Lincoln, CA
- Took part in supporting the Cameron Landon Golf Tournament, Because We Care Golf Tournament, and Warfighter X Event in California, State Fair Chaplain’s booth in Oklahoma City, the TMPA/TXFOP Conference in Dallas, and a 22 Mile Walk in Florida.
- Meetings with several treatment facilities
- Monthly Prayer Night created for Team Members, Prayer Team, Volunteers
- Book Club in North Carolina – Author Meet via Zoom – during Hurricane Helene!
- Academy Presentations to new families in California, Washington, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Indiana
- We made the news in Oklahoma and Washington!
- Work done in 23 States! We are amazed at how far reaching our efforts continue to be
What else has H2LOC been doing?
- Filming educational videos for new officer families
- Structural work within our organization: Budget, Board, Bylaws, Org Chart
- The Family Field Training committee has begun content creation
- Fundraiser Work, Donor Meetings
- Website Updates
- Foundational Marketing work
- Florida Home Watch preliminary work
- Sending resources for Spouse events in Southern California, Florida, and Northern California
- Working out all the kinks in our National Peer Support Helpline—all is working well!
- Maine State Liaison, Tina Ingemi, earned her Master's degree to become a licensed therapist for First Responders!
National Night Out
In early August, many of our team members in California and in other states across the country participated in the National Night Out in their communities. National Night out began in 1984 as a way for law enforcement agencies to develop relationships with those in their communities. It has grown in many areas to include Touch-A-Truck events, demonstrations, parades, festivals, and other community service information as a way to develop connection, support, and understanding.
Interested in bringing National Night Out to your community? Check out www.natw.org and share with your police departments and community leaders.
Cameron Landon Golf Tournament
We were honored to participate in the 4th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of Cameron Landon on August 5th, 2024.
Cameron was a proud father, husband, police officer, and Marine Corps Veteran who always put others before himself in pursuit of public service. He lived life to the fullest, loved his family and friends unconditionally, and is dearly missed.
All funds raised went to benefit non-profit charities (Frontline Healing Foundation, Warfighter Overwatch, and How 2 Love Our Cops) in an effort to prevent and treat law enforcement, first responder, and Veteran Post Traumatic Stre
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.