Mayer Electric Supply Finds Unique Way to Comfort Kids in the Community
Dec. 30, 2014
Mayer Electric Supply, Birmingham, Ala., along with the Birmingham Police Department now outfit patrol cars with stuffed animals and teddy bears to provide to children involved in these types of circumstances.
Accidents and crime scenes can be a traumatic experience for anyone especially young children. Mayer Electric Supply, Birmingham, Ala., along with the Birmingham Police Department now outfit patrol cars with stuffed animals and teddy bears to provide to children involved in these types of circumstances. Birmingham police have already donated hundreds of stuffed animals and toys to help provide a Christmas for the children in the area who wouldn’t have one otherwise. Now the patrol officers will carry these stuffed animals with them all year to provide a small amount comfort to child who has a suffered a traumatic event and to help build positive connections between police officers and children.