CPRF Summer Newsletter 2023 - Flipbook - Page 5
Foundation sponsored the “Miami-Dade County” Police Department Turnaround Police
Academy (TAP) Graduation
The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDCPD) has numerous programs and initiatives to help keep streets safe,
protect children and better the community through second chance programs.
One of those programs is TAP. TAP is an intense 11-week program, which offers a structured curriculum designed to
instill traditional values and encourage community service. Participants are mandated by the courts to attend at the
earliest stages of the juvenile justice process as an intervention method rather than incarceration.
This year, the Foundation sponsored the March MDCPD TAP graduation. We celebrated the graduation of 22
participants from the academy. Guest speakers included Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, MiamiDade Police Department Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, Captain Rita Rodriguez, and Lieutenant Cadsali M.
Serralta.
In past services, the Foundation sponsored youth meals for the 11-week TAP program.
CPR Foundation receives Funding from a Fallen Officer’s Family for Scholarships
Community-Police Relations Foundation has established a Chief's scholarship program supporting the Miami
Beach Police Department, its staff or family members.
The Foundation will award partial scholarships to several Miami Beach police officers, staff, and families. The
scholarship may be used for college or vocational programs tuition, books, or other expenses in the 2023-2024
academic year.
The CPR Foundation scholarship committee will award selected high school, vocational programs, or college
students with demonstrated financial need. Student must be U.S. citizens applying to a college or trade school
within the United States.
