Meet Captain Teena Gooding with the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safety Teena, who joined the force in 2003, is University of South Carolina‘s first female captain. She serves on the board of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics – the first board member ever to…
On February 20th, Officer Justin Billa with the Mobile Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. In 2016, Officer Billa was interviewed by FOX10 News. He shared, “We need to go back to helping people instead of just taking them to jail and creating bigger problems,”…
We were humbled to receive a generous donation from the Junior Women’s Club of Lake Murray! The organization is a non-profit organization started in 2011 as an effort to involve local young women in the betterment of the Lake Murray area community. Members of the JWC collected toiletrees for our Compassionate Acts…
Kassy Alia, Founder and CEO of Serve & Connect, was honored to speak at this year’s Victims Rights Week Conference. The conference provides cutting-edge training and networking with experts in the field of victims advocacy. Kassy spoke during the Fallen Officer’s Tribute. Her message was simple – when we honor…
Donate to the Dale Hallman Memorial Fund by clicking this link. About the fundraiser: On April 6, 2018, Corporal Dale Hallman of the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office died in the line of duty. Late last night, the Sheriff’s Office called for K9 backup to catch a suspect who had ran…
Meet Sgt. Alia Paramore, our #WonderWomanWednesday for this week! She is a 13-year vet with the City of Greenville, SC Police Department. A neat fact about Alia? She recently participated in a pageant! We asked her why: “I’ve been in combat boots and kevlar for a decade. When I’m out…
We are officially less than one month away from Midlands Gives! Midlands Gives is a 24-hour online giving event that brings the region together as one community, raising money and awareness for local nonprofits in 11 Midlands counties. During Midlands Gives, contributions of just $20 or more are amplified through sponsored…
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – This month’s Jefferson Award winner is leading the movement to help give back to the police community. Kassy Alia’s husband, Greg, was killed in the line of duty in Sept. of 2015. Since then Alia created the Serve and Protect organization and helps not only give…
