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Officer in Distress

No One Should Face It Alone.

When a Jeffersontown Police Department employee or family faces serious illness, injury, loss or extraordinary hardship, the Jeffersontown Police Foundation exists to stand beside them.

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We're Here for Those Who Protect Jeffersontown.

The people who answer the call for J-Town should know their community will answer when they need help too.

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Compassionate Support

Standing with officers and families through life's most difficult moments.

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Practical Assistance

Helping address urgent needs created by serious and unexpected hardship.

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Community Strong

Turning Jeffersontown generosity into meaningful support for the JPD family.

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Honor & Gratitude

Showing those who serve that their community sees them, values them and stands with them.

A Community That Stands With Its Own

Behind Every Badge Is a Person and a Family.

Serious illness, injury, loss and other catastrophic circumstances can create sudden emotional and financial strain. In those moments, practical support and a caring community can make a meaningful difference.

The Foundation's goal is to build a trusted source of assistance for members of the JPD family facing significant and unexpected hardship.

Those who serve Jeffersontown should know Jeffersontown stands with them.
How Support May Help

Meeting Difficult Moments With Practical Help.

Officer in Distress is designed to give the Foundation flexibility to respond when extraordinary circumstances create urgent needs.

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Serious Illness or Injury

Helping ease unexpected burdens during a major medical event, injury or extended recovery.

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Family Crisis or Loss

Providing compassionate support when a family is facing devastating loss or extraordinary personal hardship.

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Unexpected Financial Strain

Offering limited assistance for urgent needs when extraordinary circumstances create sudden financial burden.

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Family & Community Support

Helping connect the JPD family with additional resources and community support during difficult circumstances.

Program details are being developed. Eligibility, application procedures, review standards and specific forms of assistance will be established by the Jeffersontown Police Foundation. This page describes the purpose of the program and does not guarantee assistance in any particular circumstance.
Honor in the Hardest Moments

When Loss Touches One of Our Own.

In times of profound loss, the impact reaches far beyond a single uniform. It is felt by families, fellow officers and the entire Jeffersontown community. The Foundation can help make sure those who serve—and those who love them—do not face those moments alone.

Service.
Family.
Jeffersontown.

The same people who show up for Jeffersontown every day deserve to know that Jeffersontown will show up for them. Officer in Distress gives the Foundation a way to turn compassion into meaningful action when one of our own is facing one of life's hardest moments.

Stand With the JPD Family

Help Us Be There When It Matters.

Your support helps the Jeffersontown Police Foundation build a resource ready to respond when an officer, employee or family needs their community behind them.

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