Santa Cruz Police PRIDE Program and BASTA Receive $25,000
Donation from Randy and Janet Krassow, Owners of Santa Cruz Memorial
Randy and Janet Krassow are just two of the nicest "coolest" people you would ever want to meet. If you were drafting a team of people to build your community, they are definite first round picks.
This generous $25,000 donation comes from the foundation that Mr. Randy Krassow created with
Santa Cruz Attorney, Larry Brenner.
Their private foundation was created to provide funding to local youth
programs and organizations as well as youth scholarships.
Mrs. Janet Krassow, is no stranger to reaching out to help kids in our community! She was the Executive
Director of the Santa Cruz Boys & Girls from 1993 until she retired in
2004. Janet was particularly pleased to make this gift; she said of this gift;
“PRIDE
and BASTA are great programs that make a tremendous impact on the lives of our
at-risk youth. We are proud to have been
associated with these programs for the past 6 years and see this gift as our
opportunity to provide further support for these worthwhile programs.”
We couldn't agree more Janet!
Mr. Randy
Krassow was excited that the donated funds would go directly to our local at-risk
youth intervention and prevention programs.
Randy says,
“I’m proud to support the programs and want to thank Deputy Chief of
Police Rick Martinez and Bryan Wall, Retired County Office of Education Deputy
Superintendent, for their leadership. I want to especially acknowledge and
thank Santa Cruz Police Officer Joe Hernandez.
Joe brought the PRIDE program to my attention several years ago. He is
committed to providing opportunities to our community’s youth and giving them
the tools they need to succeed. Joe is an exemplary person and a credit to our
Police Department.”
We'll add a hearty "Amen" to that Randy!
The
P.R.I.D.E. program (Personally Responsible Individual Development in Ethics) is
a 12 week prevention/intervention course for at risk youth ages 12 to 15. It is designed to help young teens understand
the impact of their current life choices upon their futures and aid them in
their decision making processes, with the ultimate goal of assisting them onto
a path toward a positive, successful life.
The harsh reality of negative choices and the personal success of
positive choices is a theme stressed throughout the program.
BASTA
(Broad Based Supervision and Treatment Alternatives) is a countywide
collaborative formed for the purpose of keeping schools and the community safe
by reducing and preventing youth gang violence, school truancy, suspensions,
expulsions, and alcohol and drug abuse. The BASTA Steering Committee will
provide oversight and engage in problem-solving, strategies by addressing the
issues brought forward by the BASTA Region 1 and Region 2 Operational Teams.
OK, we might have gone a little crazy with the name acronyms....but we're government and we can't help giving everything an acronym. Bottom line....these are great programs that are making a difference and this donation is a great investment in our community!
Join us in giving a standing ovation and doing "the wave" for the Krassow family.
