The Sarasota Police Department, in partnership with the Deb Kabinoff Fund, the Sarasota Police Foundation, and UnidosNow, gifted iPads to 100 students at the 1500 North Orange Mobile Home Park on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Deb Kabinoff donated all the funds through the Sarasota Police Foundation needed to purchase 100 new iPads and keyboards for students.  (Photo attached)

“These devices will support students on their learning journey to help remove barriers some youth in our community face in accessing essential educational tools outside of school,” said Chief Rex Troche. “This is an opportunity to help students work with technology to stay educated and engaged in the summer,” said Troche.

Additional photos can be found on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=SarasotaPoliceDepartment&set=a.629562779205297).

Chief Troche sat down with our community partners in his latest podcast episode to discuss the purpose of this initiative. You can listen to the third episode of Chat with the Chief, Technology and Teamwork, here: tinyurl.com/chatwiththechief