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CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS (C.O.P.S.)

Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty, and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss (2021 had a tragic 563 officers killed in the line of duty). Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) is a national organization that provides resources to help officer’s families rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S., for the price paid is already too high.

C.O.P.S. was organized in 1984 with 110 members. Today the organization has grown to over 51,000 survivors. The organization was started to assist family members and co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Currently C.O.P.S. has over 50 chapters nationwide that work with survivors at the grass roots level.

At the onset of a line of duty death, our board members are trained to provide a number of services, none more important than survivor peer support and grief counseling. Additionally, C.O.P.S. offers financial support, scholarships, an Annual National Conference, National Police Week assistance, survivor networks, and a variety of survivor program retreats. All of which is free of charge to survivors.

C.O.P.S. is trained to assist with the planning and preparing of a line of duty death funeral, preparing departments with post administrative roles including Public Safety Officer’s Benefits (PSOB) and national and state memorial enrollment.

WESTERN NEW YORK CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS (WNY C.O.P.S.)

WNY C.O.P.S. responds after line-of-duty deaths to support the surviving family members. WNY C.O.P.S. offers support as long as needed to all survivors. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a years, support is just a phone call away.

WNY C.O.P.S. is a state chapter of the national organization and is dependent on charitable donations and fundraisers. WNY C.O.P.S. is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible according to current IRS regulations. WNY C.O.P.S. does not use telemarketers or phone solicitation at any time or in any way! All contributions directly benefit the families of fallen law enforcement officers in WNY C.O.P.S. chapter's area.

The WNY C.O.P.S. chapter is a non-profit organization, which provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line-of-duty as determined by Federal criteria. WNY C.O.P.S. provides emotional and financial support as well as legal assistance to survivors of fallen officers. 

WNY C.O.P.S. encompasses 7 counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming