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Shmira Public Safety

A Community, Protecting the Community

Los Angeles, CA   |  http://www.lashmira.org

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Mission

As a Community Public Safety organization, Shmira Public Safety assists the community by providing an overt presence to deter crime, and trained observers to assist the police and other NGOs in creating safe and secure neighborhoods for our families and businesses.

Ruling year info

2022

Executive Director

Ari Stock

Director of Operations

Dan Braum

Main address

1438 S Canfield Ave Apt 2

Los Angeles, CA 90035 USA

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EIN

92-0830334

NTEE code info

Personal Social Services (P50)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Shmira Public Safety was established as a response to the rise in crime, specifically to those that affected the businesses and families of the heavily Jewish-populated areas that we primarily serve. Over the years, many individuals, groups, and organizations, including the original Shmira Civilian Patrol, Shomrim, and others, began patrolling the community to address the increased rioting, looting, and aggressive panhandling, as well as the increase in robberies, muggings, and hate incidents, that were affecting the quality of life and intimidating residents and tourists alike.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Public Safety

Shmira Public Safety was established as response to the rise in crime, specifically to those that effected the businesses and families of the heavily Jewish populated areas that we primarily serve. Over the years many individuals, groups and organizations, including the original Shmira Civilian Patrol, Shomrim, and others, began patrolling the community to address the increased rioting, looting, and aggressive panhandling, as well as the increase in robberies, muggings, and hate incidents, that were affecting the quality of life and intimidating residents and tourists alike.

Shmira Public Safety has built upon those early efforts and incorporated them into a unified professional organization, providing training, accountability, and focus. In addition to providing an overt presence of trained uniformed volunteers throughout our community, Shmira Public Safety has been focused on increasing its relationships and working in tandem with Law Enforcement and community leaders.

Population(s) Served
Families

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of new donors

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Families

Related Program

Public Safety

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Based on donor Records

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Shmira Public Safety has built upon those early efforts and incorporated them into a unified professional organization, providing training, accountability, and focus. In addition to providing an overt presence of trained uniformed volunteers throughout our community, Shmira Public Safety has been focused on increasing its relationships and working in tandem with Law Enforcement and other Public Safety organizations in our area. We strongly believe that the more we work together, the more we can all do for our community.

Shmira volunteers monitor the areas we serve, respond to reports of suspicious activity, and liaise with the police and other appropriate authorities.

We offer the following services to meet that goal:
Neighborhood Crime Watch
Community Event Standby
Local Business Crime Watch
Community Education
Search and Rescue Missions
Weekend Watch Program

Shmira Public Safety operates a 24-hour Call center and utilizes a modern radio communications system to connect with our field members when a request for assistance is received.

in 2023, we established a new recruiting program and new training program and updated our operational guidelines and procedures. We also began to use a fundraising platform with online donation capabilities. We used those funds to procure the new radio system, update equipment and uniforms, and distribute safety products to the community.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Shmira Public Safety

Board of directors
as of 01/10/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ari Stock

Shmira Public Safety

Sholom Yemini

Yoni Celnik

Joseph Paknoush

Dave Bacall

Dan Braum

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/10/2024

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Male

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Middle Eastern/North African
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/10/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.