Rapid Response, Ongoing Assistance

Within hours of the death of a police officer, firefighter, publicly-funded paramedic or EMT his or her family receives a check for $5,000 from The BackStoppers, with assurance of further help.

Follow-up

• Assumption of financial obligations (i.e., mortgage payments, automobile payments, credit card debt, loan debt, taxes, insurance, etc.) as funding permits
• Health and dental insurance, if needed
• Elementary and secondary educational assistance grades K–12 (per child: $2,000 per year public, $4,000 per year private)
• College/vocational tuition assistance to spouse/survivors
• $1,000 payment to spouse at Christmas
• $1,000 U.S. Savings Bonds to surviving children at Christmas and on birthday up to age 21
• Miscellaneous assistance as approved by board of directors (i.e., home repairs, unusual medical expenses, etc.)
• Financial counseling

These benefits are not all-inclusive and the amounts of assistance indicated are guidelines only and can be increased by the Board of Directors based upon need or other circumstances.