Launched in 2020, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation’s mission is to support community-based programming to reduce incidents of crime and recidivism, improve outcomes for at-risk individuals, and build positive relationships with members of law enforcement.
According to the National Institute of Justice, almost 44 percent of criminals released return to prison before their first year out. In New York State, 40 percent of those released return within three years. These rates are influenced by an individual’s social environment and community, life circumstances before incarceration, and ability to adjust back into normal life.
The National Institute of Justice has also indicated that having one parent in prison increases the chance of a child to later be incarcerated by six-fold. That’s why prevention is so important and relevant in a time when the prison population has increased, starting in the 1990s to the present day.
Innovative programming can help turn the tide, restore public trust between the community and law enforcement, and provide the direct support at-risk youth and families need to break the cycle of crime and incarceration.
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office cannot do this work alone, which is why the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation is so important.
New video promotes critical work of Suffolk County Sheriff’s OfficeVideo produced by Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation YAPHANK, N.Y. (April 18, 2024) The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation (SCSF) recently released a video promoting the critical work of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office in building a stronger community. The SCSF works in tandem with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s…
Participants learn about stressors affecting law enforcement and public safety professionals BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (April 18, 2024) – More than 200 local law enforcement officials heard speakers discuss unique stressors that affect law enforcement and public safety professionals on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office’s first Wellness Conference at the Van Nostrand…
Boxer Vincent Keaveny, raised $13,319 for Suffolk County Sherriff’s Foundation and TIKVA Melville, N.Y. (Nov. 20, 2023) – Long Island resident Vincent Keaveny, managing director and private client advisor at Bank of America Private Bank, raised $13,319 for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation and TIKVA — an orphanage in Ukraine — during the 18th annual Long Island…
Thousands of attendees enjoy Sunday picnic, tours of the correctional facility, live demos, Sheriff vehicles, giveaways, bounce house, ice cream and more Yaphank, N.Y. (Oct. 22, 2023) – In efforts to facilitate strong connections between the community and local law enforcement, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation sponsored the Suffolk County Sheriff’s annual open house and family…
Speakers educate and empower law enforcement leaders and staff in tri-state area Hempstead, N.Y. (Sept. 19, 2023) – In an effort to empower law enforcement officers with executive leadership skills, The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation recently sponsored the third annual Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Executive Leadership Conference. The conference, hosted by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D…
Long Island resident Vincent Keaveny, managing director and private client advisor at Bank of America Private Bank, will step into the ring during the 18th annual Long Island Fight for Charity and will raise funds for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation.
More than 2,500 residents come together to promote unity between law enforcement and community Ridge, N.Y. (Aug.1, 2023) – In efforts to promote unity between law enforcement and the community, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. and the Town of Brookhaven held the area’s largest east end National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at…
Hempstead, NY (Jan. 19, 2023) – In an effort to support people with neurological issues, Chuck & Carol Palumbo, the executors of The Alfred and Lucille Bronson Foundation, recently donated $25,000 to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation’s Community Investment Fund in support of the Sheriff’s Office Project Lifesaver Program. Project Lifesaver is a rapid-response program that…
Funds to benefit Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office START Resource Center to helpreduce the recidivism rate for former prisoners Hempstead, NY (Jan. 19, 2023) – Iona Burke, a senior at the Ross School in East Hampton, NY and, intern last summer for Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, recently raised $1,100 for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Foundation’s Community…
