Master Deputy Trisha Brown (NNSO), who has been a regular presence on the An Achievable Dream campus for the past five years said, “The acknowledgement of our work at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School is nice and unexpected.
It gives them energy and reminds them of why they went into public service.” “It’s the most basic concept, and also the most true: he stronger the relationship between youth and law enforcement, the stronger our communities become.” Sheriff Gabe Morgan (NNSO) pointed out that the benefits of the partnership are mutual: “It benefits my officers to see you young people every day. “My 34 years in law enforcement taught me that there’s no better place to start improving police-community relations than with our young people,” said Director Phil Keith of the COPS Office. The award is given to a team of two or more individuals – at least one law enforcement officer and one community member – involved in a high-impact and transformative collaboration that best exemplifies community policing. The award recognizes the efforts of innovative and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members whose civic interaction has transformed public safety in their community.
Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award in a ceremony at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School. On June 6, 2018, An Achievable Dream, the Newport News Police Department, and the Newport News Sherriff’s Office were awarded the 2017 L. An Achievable Dream boasts a 100% graduation rate for students and 95% of students will go on to higher education. The partnership has been both long-lived and remarkably successful. Not only do these participants greet the students and perform uniform inspections, they also teach classes on conflict resolution and bullying, and participate in “Hoops with a Cop.” Members of the Newport News Police Department, Newport News Sheriff’s Office, and soldiers from Fort Eustis have tremendously important roles in the lives of An Achievable Dream students on a daily basis. AAD’s innovative Social, Academic, and Moral Education (SAME) curriculum teaches students about financial literacy, etiquette, peaceful conflict resolution, healthy living, mindfulness, and ethics.
At present, An Achievable Dream has two full-time school campuses in Newport News, one in Virginia Beach (VA), and one in Henrico (VA). It began as an after-school tennis program, but the need was so great that, with an unusual level of community support, the program expanded to after school care and enrichment. An Achievable Dream was founded in 1992 by the late Walter Segaloff. The partnership between An Achievable Dream, the Newport News Police Department (NNPD), and the Newport News Sheriff's Office (NNSO) has been sustained for over twenty five years. and President and CEO Kathy Edwards, “even on a day like today when we have testing!” As students enter the building, law enforcement officers greet the students with a firm handshake and a bright, “Good morning!” “This happens every single day of the year,” says An Achievable Dream, Inc. While the casual observer might assume trouble inside, members of the community know that this is merely part of the morning ritual that starts the day at An Achievable Dream. On any given morning, you will see vehicles from the Newport News Sheriff's Office or the Newport News Police Department posted up outside of An Achievable Dream Middle and High School in Newport News, Virginia.
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