FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
Follow these links to useful Federal, State and local government agencies as well as community and private business resources actively involved in community and neighborhood safety and security. (Let us know if you find a broken link, or know of a resource you think should be added to this list.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our ability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The FBI Mission is to help protect you, your children, your communities and your businesses from the most dangerous threats facing our nation.
Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS)
The VIPS program mission is to encourage citizens who wish to volunteer their time and skills with a community law enforcement agency.
National Neighborhood Watch (NNW)
The NNW program, formerly USA On Watch, is one of the oldest and most well known crime prevention tools in the country. Its roots can be traced all the way back to Colonial days.
OTHER RESOURCES
- California Citizen Corps – https://cacitizencorps.samariteam.com (Volunteers working with the State of CA)
- SFPD – https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/ San Francisco Police Department
- SFPD ALERT – https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/community/programs/auxilary-law-enforcement-response-team-alert-program (Auxiliary Law Enforcement Response Team – volunteer program)
- SFPD SAFE PLACE – https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/community/programs/safe-place SFPD program (business voluntary program)
- SFPSP – http://sfpatrolspecpolice.com/ San Francisco Patrol Special Police
- SFFD NERT – http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=859 San Francisco Fire Department (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team – volunteer program)
- VOAD – http://www.calvoad.org/ California Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
- We Prepare – https://www.ready.gov/plan Disaster preparedness site
- Neighborhood Watch Programs – https://www.idtrue.com/resource-center/keeping-your-neighborhood-safe/
“SAFETY is a COMMUNITY EFFORT”
Castro Community On Patrol (Castro Patrol / CCOP) is a California nonprofit volunteer safety patrol and education corporation that focuses on enhancing safety and security of the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco for residents, businesses, employees, and visitors.
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Castro Community On Patrol, 584 Castro Street #731, San Francisco, CA 94114
Federal 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation Tax ID: 99-1829349
We acknowledge that we are on the ancestral lands of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Region. We honor the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land for generations. We recognize the ongoing connection of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe to this land. We pay respect to the elders, past, present, and emerging. We commit to supporting Indigenous rights and sovereignty. We encourage learning about the history and culture of the local tribes throughout California and the World.