{"id":77930,"date":"2025-12-05T23:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/77930\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:40:07","slug":"lubbock-police-bring-holiday-joy-to-big-brothers-big-sisters-kids-through-santa-cops-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/77930\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock police bring holiday joy to Big Brothers Big Sisters kids through Santa Cops program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Lubbock police officers are providing holiday fun and gifts to 23 boys and girls in the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bbbslubbock.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bbbslubbock.org\/\">Big Brothers Big Sisters<\/a> mentoring programs through the Santa Cops event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The program has created lasting bonds and friendships over its 18 years, said Melissa Corley, executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe minute she met her Santa Cop for the day, they immediately made a connection and started a friendship, and a few weeks later that same Santa Cop came into our office and signed up to be her big sister,\u201d Corley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Detective Olivia Boggs has participated in the event for years. She said being out with the kids is something she and her fellow officers look forward to every year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI have had kids come up to me and say, \u2018I want a jacket,\u2019 and you know for others that\u2019s not something that\u2019s really needed and so I think that means a whole lot more and so officers will do whatever they can do to get them all of their needs,\u201d Boggs said. \u201cThen if there\u2019s extra, they give them some of the wants,\u201d Boggs said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Corley said the community has always stepped up to help the event through monetary donations. She said donations of any size can help make a child\u2019s holiday dream come true.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Lubbock police bring holiday joy to Big Brothers Big Sisters kids through Santa Cops program\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/W52OQEKDWNCMTEURENDSB6I52E.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>Lubbock police bring holiday joy to Big Brothers Big Sisters kids through Santa Cops program(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAny amount that is donated, we make sure it goes back into the community, back to serving our families, our friends, our neighbors,\u201d Corley said. \u201cSo during this Christmas season, that\u2019s what it is all about, is being there for each other, and Santa Cops helps make that happen and I\u2019m really glad that we get to partner with them,\u201d Corley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Corley hopes the event will continue for years to come. She said it never gets old seeing the kids have the biggest smiles on their faces when receiving gifts and spending the day with local officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. 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