Adams County Sheriff's Deputy Phil Program
Adams County Sheriff's Deputy Phil Program
Deputy Phil Program
The Adams County Sheriff’s participates in the Deputy Phil & Pals Program which teaches elementary school children about such topics as stranger-danger, school bus safety, bullying (“Walk away, don’t spoil your day” and respect for others) and Safety, including gun safety (Eddie Eagle).
Through the use of puppets, magic tricks, and activity booklets, children are taught that any time there is trouble to go to a deputy or the closest police officer or call 911 to stay safe. The program is designed for school children in Kindergartner through Fourth Grade and is available to all public elementary schools in Adams County.
Any parent or teacher interested is asked to contact the Adams County Sheriff at (717) 337-9829 and arrange for a visit from Deputy Phil and Pals.
Tech Prep Program
The Adams County Sheriff is pleased to participate in the Adams County Tech Prep planned program of technical and academic courses for students to pursue careers in a technical field. The Tech Prep Consortium participants include Conewago Valley, Fairfield, Gettysburg and Littlestown School Districts. Programs currently offered include Culinary Arts, Allied Health, Diesel Mechanics, Building Trades Maintenance, Early Learning and Law Enforcement and Police Science. Tech Prep provides a smooth transition between secondary and post-secondary schools with no duplication of courses or loss of credits. Agreements are in place whereby students are already earning college credits through their vocational program at Adams County Tech Prep. Additionally, new arrangements are being completed that will provide College in the High School Dual enrollment opportunities in all Tech Prep programs. The Sheriff acts as a resource and provides guest instructors in the Law Enforcement/Police Science course of study as another community outreach effort by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
Invest in Kids - Fight Crime
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a national, bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization of more than 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, attorneys general and other law enforcement leaders and violence survivors. Located in Washington, D.C., it operates California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington. Its members include the top law enforcement leaders in the country, including presidents of many state and national law enforcement associations. Among our crime survivor members are the parents of children killed at Columbine and other school shooting sites, survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing, and many others whose tragic encounters with crime are well known. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids takes a hard-nosed look at crime prevention strategies, informs the public and policymakers about those findings, and urges investment in programs proven effective by research. The organization focuses on high quality early education programs, prevention of child abuse and neglect, after-school programs for children and teens, and interventions to get troubled kids back on track. Funding for Fight Crime: Invest in Kids comes from foundations, corporations and individuals. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids accepts no funds from federal, state or local government agencies. The Adams County Sheriff and more than 200 law enforcement leaders and crime survivors are members of the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids program.