SALISBURY

POLICE

The Salisbury Township Police Department has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office as part of the Act 44 Grant Program for Project Lifesaver. The grant has been approved for $1,800.

“Project Lifesaver is a 501c3 community based, public safety, nonprofit organization that provides law enforcement, fire/rescue and caregivers with a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering,” according to the website www.projectlifesaver.org.

“The organization was founded in 1999 in Chesapeake, Va. The necessity of this program was determined through the correlation between cognitive conditions and the act of wandering. With the dramatic increase of cognitive conditions since the inception of the organization, the program has grown from a localized program to a program recognized internationally as a proven and effective method of ‘bringing loved ones home.’”

For more information on this program, contact the Salisbury Township Police Department at 610-797-1447.