Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp, Inc.
Programs
Budget
$429,885.00
Description
The lodge operates a summer camp program for underprivileged children at its facility in Wilson County, on Old Hickory Lake. The 35-acre property has been developed into a site that has a pool, bunk house, mess hall, ball field and lake access. The week-long curriculum of activities is geared to develop team building and break down cultural barriers. The counselors are all police officers working in conjunction with the city to break the stereotype these children normally have of police officers. The camp serves 300 children per summer, on average.
In 2021 during a Metro School break, a week-long day camp was offered for the first time and fifty children enrolled. There is a need for this type of supervised activity beyond the summer months. Weekend day camps are being considered.
Category
Youth Development - Youth Development, General/Other
Beneficiaries
Children
At-Risk Populations
Program Areas Served
None
$429,885.00
Description
The lodge operates a summer camp program for underprivileged children at its facility in Wilson County, on Old Hickory Lake. The 35-acre property has been developed into a site that has a pool, bunk house, mess hall, ball field and lake access. The week-long curriculum of activities is geared to develop team building and break down cultural barriers. The counselors are all police officers working in conjunction with the city to break the stereotype these children normally have of police officers. The camp serves 300 children per summer, on average.
In 2021 during a Metro School break, a week-long day camp was offered for the first time and fifty children enrolled. There is a need for this type of supervised activity beyond the summer months. Weekend day camps are being considered.
Category
Youth Development - Youth Development, General/Other
Beneficiaries
Children
At-Risk Populations
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$27,500.00
Description
As in the past 18 years, this annual event is held at the Nolensville Road Wal-Mart store. The program provides each child with between $250-$300 to buy much needed clothing, personal items, and gifts for themselves and family members. Funding for the program is provided by the FOP, donations to the FOP Camp, and Wal-Mart itself. Shoppers number 80 - 100 every year. Your brother and sister FOP members from the six summer camps select the kids. From these camps, a list of kids is selected as the ones with the greatest need. Once selected, the kids are brought to Wal-Mart by police officers and the officers actually shop with the kids as they pick out gifts for members of their family. When the purchases are made at Wal-Mart, the shoppers are transported to the nearby FOP Lodge Hall where they are able to wrap their gifts and then enjoy lunch provided by Hunt Brothers Pizza. This annual program seems to give the officers and their families a way to give back to the community.
Beneficiaries
Children
Families
Program Areas Served
Children living in Davidson County
$27,500.00
Description
As in the past 18 years, this annual event is held at the Nolensville Road Wal-Mart store. The program provides each child with between $250-$300 to buy much needed clothing, personal items, and gifts for themselves and family members. Funding for the program is provided by the FOP, donations to the FOP Camp, and Wal-Mart itself. Shoppers number 80 - 100 every year. Your brother and sister FOP members from the six summer camps select the kids. From these camps, a list of kids is selected as the ones with the greatest need. Once selected, the kids are brought to Wal-Mart by police officers and the officers actually shop with the kids as they pick out gifts for members of their family. When the purchases are made at Wal-Mart, the shoppers are transported to the nearby FOP Lodge Hall where they are able to wrap their gifts and then enjoy lunch provided by Hunt Brothers Pizza. This annual program seems to give the officers and their families a way to give back to the community.
Beneficiaries
Children
Families
Program Areas Served
Children living in Davidson County
