Community-Police Relations Foundation

Please join us in wishing our Founder & CEO, Al Eskanazy, a very happy birthday!

Today, we celebrate Al's leadership, vision, and unwavering dedication to strengthening relationships between communities and law enforcement.

His commitment to making a positive impact continues to inspire us every day.

Wishing Al a wonderful birthday filled with happiness, good health, and continued success.

Happy Birthday, Al!

Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness make the biggest difference.

University of Miami Police Lieutenant Addy Villanueva, President and Founder of Little Bear Big Heart, is ensuring that abused, traumatized, and victimized children receive comfort when they need it most.

Through her organization, loving bears are placed in police cars, fire trucks, courtrooms, and other spaces where children may be facing some of the hardest moments of their lives.

This work does more than support children and families. It helps humanize the badge, strengthen community trust, and reminds us that law enforcement is about more than solving crime - it’s a calling to serve in compassionate ways.

The Community-Police Relations Foundation is proud to support Addy and Little Bear Big Heart, and honored to call her a partner.

A special surprise for some incredible community partners.

The Community-Police Relations Foundation was honored to present a unique piece of artwork to the City of Miami Police Department Mounted Unit, featuring their beloved horse, Buster, who was proudly donated by our Foundation.

The Mounted Unit plays a vital role in bringing law enforcement and the community together, with the horses serving as a natural icebreaker and helping build meaningful connections.

Created by internationally acclaimed artist Margarita Howis, this piece celebrates the Unit’s dedication and impact on our community.

We were proud to surprise the team with this dedication and celebrate them for all they do to strengthen our impact.

Today, we're revisiting a powerful conversation that brought students and law enforcement leaders together at the University of Miami

Bridging the Badge was a first-of-it’s-kind forum where students could directly interact, ask questions, share perspectives, and connect with police leaders from across South Florida in a real way.

Together, we created a comfortable space for authentic dialogue about law enforcement trust, community policing, and the future of public safety.

Moments like these redefine relationships and how the community perceives the badge.

Thank you to our intern Yamileth Delgado for helping bring this vision to life, and to University of Miami Police Chief Trevor Shinn, City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales, Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office Undersheriff Chris Carothers, North Miami PD Chief Cherise Gause, Coral Gables Police Chief Ed Hudak, and everyone who participated in this meaningful exchange.

We're proud to continue creating opportunities that connect communities and those who serve them.

Mental health touches us all.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re honored to highlight Omy Llaneras - a chaplain with the Miami-Dade Multiagency Peer Support Program, wife of a law enforcement officer, and valued partner of the CPR Foundation.

Every day, our first responders carry the weight of trauma, anxiety, and experiences most people never see. Those burdens don’t just impact officers, they ripple through their families and entire communities.

Through meaningful programs we support, like Struggle Well and Peer to Peer, we are working to ensure that those who dedicate their lives to serving others know they are not alone.

Thank you, Omy, and to all those who show up to shed light and deliver hope for our bravest.

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country.

Their courage protects the freedoms we live with every day, and their legacy lives on in every community they’ve touched, including the ones we serve and work to uplift every day.

We remember. We honor. We thank you.