Our Programs

Peer Support

Peer Support Need to talk with someone who understands? How2LoveOurCops has CISM Trained team members who are available to support you. These trained people are LEO spouses, officers and LEO Leadership who've been through significant difficulties like critical incidents, disasters, LODDs, injuries, etc. Fill out the form below, giving a brief description and our team will respond as soon as possible.

We now have TWO ways to support our Law Enforcement Families through Peer Support.

1. Call our Law Enforcement Family Helpline for non-emergency support. The helpline is available 24 hours a day, and seven days a week. Learn more about the helpline here.

2. If you prefer to have one of our Peer Support volunteers reach out to you, complete the Peer Support Request below and someone will contact you within 48 hours (weekdays only).

All conversations are confidential.

1-737-7-FAMILY or 1-737-732-6459
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Marriage Support

This is where it all began, first with spouses, and then later with officers (because it takes two!). Presently we offer: Victoria's books, A CHiP on my Shoulder – How 2 Love and Support Your Cop is for law enforcement spouses and significant others, and A Marriage in Progress – Tactical Support for Law Enforcement Relationships is for officers. They both speak of the challenges of a crisis-driven career and impact on relationships, giving tried and true tools and perspectives to implement. Next up is Facing Evil...

A Cop's Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, co-written with Sacramento County Deputy Scott Brown.
Our Blog gives additional encouragement, ideas, and perspectives.
Our Facebook Page for upcoming events, relative articles and musings, and news.
Home Watch Conference – Our first spouse conference was held March 2, 2019 and over 150 spouses attended. We encourage, educate, and facilitate community on this full day of instruction, connection, good food, and surprises.
Couples' Conference/Retreats (Under construction) – We are in talks with other organizations to put together active, vibrant, and impactful couples' conferences and retreats. We know it takes a lot to get away from career and kids – we want to make these events the best experience worthy of your time and investment!
Spouse Group Assistance – We are partnering with others to implement resources and training to create spouse groups that are supportive of departments, invite positivity, maneuver through difficult situations, and have a great impact on the culture of law enforcement families. We've begun work with spouses all over the country, as well as departments implementing programs for their families.
Peer Support – Members of our team have been coming alongside local spouses and couples in crisis and in groups, as well as some online help/advice/referrals. Since 2020, our staff and extended volunteers have undergone a training program to further our impact and increase our ability to help families.

For more information on these areas, contact info@how2loveourcops.org.

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Spouse Group Assistance/Mentoring

This program was created in 2020, born from local agencies asking our Team to help create/improve/ build up their spouse associations. We have several on our team who have years of experience in this capacity, meet with groups who reach out. Vice President Janine is part of a team who created a manual/guide for spouse groups released in 2021. Our long term vision is to create training, community, and a meeting of ideas for spouse groups and their leaders everywhere.

Community Involvement

For many years, the Northern California law enforcement community has been through many difficulties--Line of Duty Deaths, critical incidents, fires, suicides, evacuations, protests, dramatic trials, and more. Several of our Team members and their spouses have been affected directly and indirectly. How 2 Love Our Cops...

... has joined with other groups to bring relief and tangible encouragement to those most affected. Our members are also meeting with families in moments of need as peer support, providing meals and needed items, and other miscellaneous means. It is our wish that we don't have so many opportunities, but as long as our law enforcement families have need, we will be there.

An added benefit to our community outreach has been the opportunity for the general public to express their support for law enforcement in tangible ways. As we've partnered from the beginning with businesses and individuals in our events and crisis response, the support and awareness has increased, creating greater opportunity to come together.

Pray for the Patch

Our Team collects department and agency patches from all over the world, and once a month we post a different patch on our blog, Facebook and Instagram pages and offer up a prayer for that particular agency. We then post the patches on special bulletin boards and display at our events.

Want us to pray for you? Send us a patch! How 2 Love Our Cops, PO Box 811, Penryn, CA 95663

Therapy Assistance

We have aided several officers and family members in their healing through specific giving. We do not have a fund to request from. Rather, if a donor wants to give for a specific family member's therapy, we can help facilitate this.