The Special Olympics Tip-A-Cop program is an activity to benefit children and adults with mild to severe mental retardation. On this night, officers trade their handcuffs and other tools of the trade for menus and serving trays. Police officers partner with regular servers addressing customer requests such as beverage refills and serving their meals, working hard to EARN donations for a good cause. Customers offer an additional tip beyond the regular server's tip as a donation to South Bay Special Olympics. ALL, that's 100%, of tips/donations received by the Police Officers goes directly to the South Bay Special Olympics program, which is provided by the Community Services Department under the direction of Phil Duthie. ALL donations received go directly to the athletes to help pay for training, uniforms, transportation, and competition fees. Nothing goes to administrative fees.To find out more about Tip-A-Cop, visit the Special Olympics website by clicking here

To find out more about the Special Olympics Torch Run, click here

The purpose of the Torrance Police and Fire Holiday Toy Drive is to assist those CITY OF TORRANCE families in need with donations of toys and gifts during the Holidays.

The Community Affairs Division along with the TFD Public Education Officer are responsible for coordinating the collection, storage and distribution of all toys and gifts collected during the Holiday Toy Drive.  Community Affairs will work with TFD Administrative Secretary to compile and coordinate the list of donation recipients.

Community Affairs will coordinate the distribution of gifts to recipients' homes with TPD officers and TFD firefighters. CLICK HERE for the current flyer.

To find out more about the Relay for Life, click here