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| The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp gives boys and girls from economically challenged circumstances an opportunity to experience all the traditional activities of summer camp while interacting with deputies from around New York State. Here Sheriff Whitney poses with the children from Allegany County as they prepare to board the bus to the summer camp last July. |
Belmont, NY – March 22, 2018 – Allegany County Sheriff Rick
Whitney encourages residents to support the New York State Sheriffs’ Institute,
which began its annual Honorary Membership drive in Allegany County last week.
The Sheriffs’ Institute was established in 1979 to advance
criminal justice education, prevent juvenile delinquency, and support victims
of crime and their families. Their
programs include:
Sheriffs’ Summer Camp: Almost 900 children from across New
York State attend the sheriffs’ camp for economically challenged children,
which is located on Keuka Lake. The Sheriffs’ Institute pays all costs for the
campers, including transportation, a week of camp, meals, and traditional camp
activities like sailing, archery, and crafts. The camp is in its 42nd year of
operation.
Criminal Justice Scholarship Program: The scholarship
program provides one scholarship to the Criminal Justice Program at each of New
York State’s Community Colleges. This program aims to attract the best and the
brightest to the criminal justice vocation.
Crime Victim Notification Programs: The Sheriffs’ Victim
Hotline provides automated notification to registered victims when an inmate is
released. The Sheriffs’ Order of Protection Notification Program allows
individuals who have been granted Family Court orders of protection to receive
alerts when those orders are served.
“The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp might be more important now than
ever,” Sheriff Whitney said. “And it is completely supported by our Honorary
Members. Their donations allow us to send at-risk children to camp to spend a
week doing traditional camp activities. At the end of the week, the deputies
there put on their uniforms and these kids learn that we are on their side,
that we are human.” he said.
For more information about the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp and
other Sheriffs’ Institute Programs, please visit www.sheriffsinstitute.org. The Sheriffs’ Institute is a not-for-profit,
tax-exempt organization.
