Terry B. Rooker President Senior Crimestoppers Program Protecting Our Nation’s Veterans.

Terry B. Rooker

President

Senior Crimestoppers Program

Protecting Our Nation’s Veterans

Brief History of Our Relationship With NASVH

• The Senior Crimestoppers program began in 2000 and is administered by the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation, a 501(c) 3 charitable foundation.

• In October of 2008 in conjunction with NASVH, we launched a national initiative to solicit funding (through CRA loans/investments) to provide our programs to all Veterans homes.

• Since then, we present this as an opportunity in every bank meeting we attend.

To contact every bank in the United States to help

protect the vulnerable, elderly Veterans who

bravely gave so much to preserve our freedom.

National Veterans Initiative Objective

How Are We Doing That?

and Bankers Associations in 38 States

• 69 banks participating in the Veterans Initiative

• 78 Veterans homes actively involved• 42 have bank funding in place• 36 covered free of charge by

SHCPF

• 17,000 Veterans covered by the Senior Crimestoppers program

• Programs available to ALL Veterans homes regardless of bank participation

Statistics of the Veterans Initiative

How the SHCPF Gets Its Funding

• Provide opportunities for banks to get federally mandated CRA credit in areas of

• Loan credit• Investment Credit• Service Credit

• Use portion of the proceeds from loans and investments to provide programs free of charge to nursing homes, HUD properities and state Veterans homes.

Programs the SHCPF Provides

• Senior Crimestoppers (crime prevention) program

• Time of Your Life program

• Wish Comes True Program

To lead in the delivery of crime prevention

services and systems to ensure that a zero

tolerance to crime atmosphere exists and is

vigilantly maintained for the residents, staff,

management, and visitors in our nation’s

Veteran’s homes that contribute to a better

overall quality of life.

Mission of Senior Crimestoppers

A coordinated group of components designed

to work together to reduce and/or prevent

the occurrence of incidents of crime in our

nation’s

Veteran’s homes.

What is Senior Crimestoppers?

Incidents Covered by the Senior Crimestoppers Program

• Fraud

• Theft

• Vandalism

• Abuse

• Neglect

• Any type of unethical behavior

• Toll-free, anonymous tips line 24 / 7 / 365

• Rewards up to $1,000.00

• Personal lock boxes (flag/patriotic motif available)

• Charter plaque

• Yard Signs

• Continuing education

Program Components

Incidents Reduction As of June 30, 2013

95%

Veterans Homes Success Stories

Senior Crimestoppers Success Stories

• Items Returned (multiple facilities)

• Employees Terminated (multiple

facilities)

• Abuse uncovered

• Neglect

• Many problems brought to light and

fixed

Veterans Homes Success Stories

Wish Comes True ExamplesProgram available to facilities with bank sponsorship

• Newspapers for residents - TX

• Jukebox - OK

• Memorial Garden - IL

• Tickets to plays – NH

• Christmas parties – PA

• Bingo Game Components - TN

• Upgraded computers – TN

• Transportation to go home for Christmas - SD

What To Do…

• Want to get your facility involved?

• Want to “re-start” the programs at your facility?

• Need help in getting started?

• Have questions in general?

Call us at 1-800-529-9096

or email us at

Terry.Rooker@ SHCPFoundation.org

Judy. Holcomb@ Senior Crimestoppers.org