Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Officers Association (MELOA)

Building Trust Through Community Engagement

aka MELOA   |   FERNDALE, MI   |  http://www.meloa.org
This organization's exempt status was automatically revoked by the IRS for failure to file a Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-N, or 990-PF for 3 consecutive years. Further investigation and due diligence are warranted.

Mission

MELOA's goal is to create positive interactions between law enforcement and the Middle Eastern community through outreach and mentorships, as well as providing assistance to local law enforcement agencies with language, cultural, and training support. MELOA will also focus efforts on charitable and humanitarian activities within and outside of our communities. MELOA remains committed to building trust through community engagement.

Ruling year info

2015

President

Ms. Amy Jishi

Main address

PO BOX 20208

FERNDALE, MI 48220 USA

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EIN

47-4153780

NTEE code info

Citizen Participation (W24)

Public Safety Benevolent Associations (M60)

Professional Societies, Associations (Y03)

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

Membership levels can be expanded. The organization needs to address membership levels by providing more engagement opportunities among our areas of responsibility. MELOA can also benefit by also providing more programming thus enhancing visibility.

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?

Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)

The course, developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University; provides participants with guidance on how to act before, during, and after they find themselves in an active shooter event. The training is provided by certified instructors, free-of-charge to non-profit organizations and schools. In 2003, ALERRT was named the National Standard in Active Shooter Response Training by the FBI.

Research has shown that many of the mass shootings, or active shooter events, are over before law enforcement responders arrive on scene. The average response time for police response to an active shooter event is three minutes. Without effective, preplanned response options for civilians at the scene of the attack, many victims can be seriously injured or killed during these three minutes. Civilians who find themselves in an active shooter event must be prepared to take immediate action to save their own lives before law enforcement arrives. Jeffrey Canvasser, a MELOA executive board member has been a CRASE instructor since 2015, and a less lethal instructor since 2016. "Students, teachers, and the general public need to have the tools necessary to endure such a horrific event whether it is in a school, mall, movie theater, or restaurant.”

The CRASE course is a 1-2-hour direct delivery course designed to provide non-law enforcement personnel with a model response program they can rely on. The course, built on the ADD strategy helps participants identify response options in an active shooter or other life-threatening incident before, during, and after the event.

Population(s) Served
Students
Emergency responders

Arab and Arab American Cultural Awareness Law Enforcement Training
11/15/2016
The Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Officers Association conducts regular Arab and Arab American Cultural Awareness Training programs for law enforcement officers/agents

Attendees hear from the subject matter experts, including:

A retired 20 year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, who has served at five field assignments as a Chief of Base, a Deputy Chief of Station, and as a Senior Operations Officer leading or conducting intelligence activity in 20 countries over five continents.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties provides a Community Awareness Briefing (CAB). The CAB is designed to help communities develop a holistic understanding of tactics, techniques, and inspired recruitment efforts by various violent extremist organizations potentially impacting individuals in their community. Due to the increased number of Western-based fighters traveling to foreign war conflicts, the CAB now includes information relating to the foreign fighter recruitment narratives and the myths versus realities of the situation on the ground. A law enforcement specific version of the CAB has been developed, giving the increasingly important role of first responders.

Understanding Implicit Bias
Training on ways to recognize and address implicit bias by law enforcement officers.

All fees for this training have been absorbed by MELOA in an effort to provide our law enforcement partners with this important educational opportunity.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
People of Middle Eastern descent

Where we work

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.

MELOA's goal is to create positive interactions between law enforcement and the Middle Eastern community through outreach and mentorships, as well as providing assistance to local law enforcement agencies with language, cultural, and training support. MELOA will also focus efforts on charitable and humanitarian activities within and outside of our communities. MELOA remains committed to building trust through community engagement.

Increase the level of community contact, while also engaging our membership. Providing opportunities for members to take an active role in the organization will also help expand MELOA's reach.

Dedicated board members willing to further community outreach efforts.

Conference have been very successful and have included key political appointees. Training programs in the community have also seen much success.

Financials

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Operations

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

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Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Officers Association (MELOA)

Board of directors
as of 11/14/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms Amy Jishi

MELOA - President

Term: 2022 - 2024

Steve Francis

MELOA Founding President

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? No
  • 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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/7/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Middle Eastern
Gender identity
Female
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data