 Our mission: To connect, build, and reach out to the Portland Police families. We do this as a social network to help people get connected. Connect * Build * Reach Out non-profit charitable;e organization through the City of Portland Employee Assistance Program.
| National Police Week May 13-19 Fundraiser for FPP: http://ppbfpp.scentcelebration.com *15% goes to FPP so we can reach out to our very own police families. See our calendar below! Why do we have the Families of the Portland Police? "If it's predictable, it is preventable." We are here to try and prevent, or at least reduce, the life changing responses to police work. These reactions are more frequent and have a tendency to be more extreme in law enforcement verses a different profession. Not many other career choices have survival at the top of their list. So much attention is placed on survival, as it should be, but we are here to help the families see the importance of emotional survival. An officer wears two hats, one as an officer and one as a citizen. Over time, it becomes harder to separate the two, unless the family is involved and is aware in order to remain supportive and functional. “After reading Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement, by Dr. Kevin M. Gilmartin, I realized that preventative maintenance and support from the family will help make the life for a LEO a little smoother. We started as a small social network and have since grown into a group of individuals reaching out to those whose family members serve the community as an officer.We connect, build and reach out to the Portland Police and their families.” –Holly Cole, Wife of PPB Officer "We wouldn't have made it through out loss without our FPP and PPB family!" -Teresa Mendenhall, Wife of deceased Sgt "As a stay at home mom in a new area, I was really struggling with losing my social ties. I decided to get involved with FPP and have truly enjoyed all of the social gatherings, especially the play dates. FPP has opened my world to some fantastic people. It has enabled me to receive crisis training, and given me an avenue to reach out to others in the law enforcement community. Through FPP our family has gained invaluable friendships for which I am so grateful!" -Rachel Burns, Wife of PPB Officer "FPP has become part of my family. Has changed my life." -Pam McCollister, Officer's wife | We support the police... GO BLUE!  We are: Wives, Husbands, Fiances, Girlfriends, Boyfriends, Mothers, Fathers, Children, Sisters, Brothers, Friends, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nephews, Nieces, Grandparents and In-laws. There are many ways you be involved with FPP: * Receive emails to stay informed. *Attend meeting and social events. *Assist officers and their families. Those who regularly participate in the above activities will have opportunities to receive specialized training through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We are here for you! Please feel free to contact us at anytime with any questions. Email: fpp2010@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/FPP2010 |
