NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN

Each January, we feature students from Intown’s public schools, private schools and colleges who have given back to their community in a significant way. Over the last seven years, we’ve featured students who have created their own nonprofits, or have given up summer vacation to work domestically and abroad to help the less fortunate. One even helped build a library by collecting books.

The 9th annual 20 Under 20 will appear in our January 2017 issue, and we are now seeking nominations of students ages 19 and younger who have committed themselves to service in the community. Nominations are welcome from teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, siblings, fellow students or community leaders. Here’s the information we need:

• Nominator (name, relationship to nominee and contact information)

• Nominee (Name, age, grade, school, parent or guardian names, contact information)

• Characteristics and service: Please provide a paragraph describing why this nominee deserves recognition. Include service projects, goals, interests and areas of interest to help illustrate your point.

The deadline for nominations has been extended to Nov. 11. Please email your nominations to editor Collin Kelley at collin@atlantaintownpaper.com.

The Atlanta Police Foundation and LexisNexis Risk Solutions are teaming up to renovate the Atlanta Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit based in Grant Park. This service project is part of the company’s mission to give back to the communities they serve. The Mounted Patrol Unit is a critical component of police visibility for APD, and an essential method of crowd control for festivals, parks and major sporting events.

The Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) has created new opportunities for officers to purchase homes in strategic neighborhoods throughout the City of Atlanta, to increase police visibility and enhance engagement between the Atlanta Police Department and the citizens they serve. Through partnerships with local builders and contractors, the APF will build 20-25 homes on the Westside by 2020, and will continue to provide incentives to officers who move into the City. The first five are currently under construction on the Westside thanks to the assistance of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, PulteGroup, Atlanta Housing Authority, Bank of America and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Atlanta Police Foundation has raised more than $10 million towards its Cutting Edge, Cutting Crime Campaign. The funding will go toward Operation Shield, which uses surveillance cameras and predictive policing software to combat crime; a youth crime prevention program; and Secure Neighborhoods, which helps officers buy homes in neighborhoods to increase visibility and engage with citizens.