The Franklin County Sheriffs Foundation is a 501c3, non-profit organization dedicated to making the community safer by bringing the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the community together. The Franklin County Sheriffs Foundation provides funding for special services otherwise not provided for by public funding. These services include the DARE program to help kids stay off drugs and the Police Explorer Program. The Explorer Program trains young people in the community and prepares them for careers in law enforcement. The Foundation also has a Community Care Fund which provides a mechanism for Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies to help those members of our community who are most desperately in need. Recently, the Foundation purchased Automated External Defibrillators for each Franklin County Sheriff’s Patrol Car and these have been used on several occasions. All these programs bring the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the members of the community closer together and improve the quality of life in Franklin County.