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Hi Everyone, would you kindly share this information? We hope you can join us for National Night Out! It's so nice to be "back."

Come down to National Night Out!

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Resources for all kinds of situations.

CHI’s Renters into Owners program provides qualified homebuyers with grants of $25,000-$35,000 for the purchase of a one-family home, a condominium or a cooperative for owner-occupancy in Westchester or on Long Island. Visit them online for more information.

The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office is co-sponsoring the clinics at John J McMahon Rink at Fabio Buttitta Park, Deer Park, NY. Note there are scholarships available for this program! Anyone that is interested should go to the link below to sign up.

Sign ups are live for the Junior Rangers Ball Hockey League! The program includes skill development and instruction and round-robin style games.

For more information and to sign up visit ⤵️
https://www.nhl.com/rangers/community/street-hockey

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Members of the public may find the Sheriff's Reform and Reinvention Report on our website at www.suffolksheriff.com.

As the health and safety of inmates, visitors, and staff remain paramount during the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to ensure a balance between permitting visits with friends and loved ones while continuing to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.

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There will be 6 more contests between today and June, and all eight winners and a guest will be invited to a breakfast and a special tour in June with the Sheriff and the staff. You can play on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, and TWITTER. Check back on Wednesday to see if your name was picked.

Sheriff Toulon was a recent Black History Month honoree of the First Baptist Church of Riverhead.Pastor Coverdale and Pastor Liggon stopped by to present the Sheriff with a plaque.

Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse. You are not alone, if you or someone you may know is a victim of teen dating violence tell a trusted adult or contact any of these Suffolk County Hotlines. LIADV (631) 666-8833, VIBS (631) 360-3606 or The Retreat (631) 329-2200.

Learn more about the Reform and Reinvention process on the Sheriff's Office website at www.suffolksheriff.com.

This year, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office partnered with Print Budii to make sending photos to an inmate in the Suffolk County Correctional Facility a breeze! In less than a year, 10,000 photos have been shared. It's a great way to keep families connected during a difficult time. Learn more at www.suffolksheriff.com. The link is on the homepage.

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Quote from "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman, American Youth Poet Laureate

Monday, January 18, 2021, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. In observance, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office administrative offices will be closed to the public. We hope you enjoy this day and take a few moments to reflect on Dr. King's inspiring message of achieving progress --and advancing the goal of racial justice and equality -- through nonviolent means.

2,000 blue masks will be distributed this month by the Sheriff's Office to raise awareness of human trafficking.

Masks, made by county inmates in the jail's sewing program, have already been distributed to the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, Empowerment Coalition of Long Island, Safe Harbor, the SCPD Human Trafficking Investigations Unit, Axis Church, the Office of Probation, and individuals from the county’s SCATI task force. The blue masks are also available at all public entrances at the Riverhead and Yaphank facilities (while supplies last).

Service Spotlight: Learn more about Project Lifesaver on the Sheriff's Office's website under "services" at www.suffolkcountysheriffsoffice.com

We like to share information about valuable programs and services that not everyone is aware of! Job Corps is worthwhile looking into as an option for young adults that haven't found their way. It's a federal program and more information is available on their website.

Crime victims may not know there is help to recoup from the losses associated with being a victim of crime. Learn more about victim's services on the State website. There are also local agencies in Suffolk County that can help you file a claim, such as many domestic violence agencies and the Crime Victims Center: www.parentsformeganslaw.org/the-crime-victims-center.

January 2021 is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, which coincides with the Department of Homeland Security’s annual “Blue Campaign” -- a national public awareness effort to educate the public to recognize the signs of victims of human trafficking. To raise awareness, the center façade of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Facility in Riverhead will be lit up in blue lights throughout the month of January.
Sheriff Toulon started The Sheriff’s Anti-Trafficking Initiative Unit in 2018, and it was the first of its kind in the country operating from inside a correctional facility. Since Inception, S.A.T.I has conducted over 2200 inmate interviews, identified 176 human trafficking victims and 120 perpetrators. Criminal investigations against these perpetrators are coordinated with local, state, and federal partners working with the Suffolk County Anti-Trafficking Initiative. The victims are referred to partner agencies like for assistance in their journey to become free from their trafficker.

Contact tracing is an important tool used to slow the spread of . Don’t be fooled by who use phony contact tracing to commit . Real contact tracers will never ask for personal information like Social Security numbers or financial information.

Kwanzaa begins today, Saturday, December 26th. Sheriff Toulon and the men and women of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office wish everyone celebrating Kwanzaa this week a very joyous holiday!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. There are better days ahead!

from the Sheriff's Health and Wellness Committee.