Cameron Mosley serves as the Executive Director of Bluecoats, Inc. of Summit County, an organization dedicated to supporting first responders in Summit County who have been injured or killed in the line of duty or face catastrophic needs beyond their control.
Mosley's tremendous energy and passion was evident during her presentation at our Club on July 30th.
In her role as the primary business contact for Bluecoats, Cameron directs all strategic, programing and operational functions of the organization. She is responsible for client intake and support, community outreach, event management, volunteer coordination and donor relations. In her twenty-five years with Bluecoats, she has gained long and comprehensive experience with the safety forces in Summit County, and with that, brings a unique synergy of perspective, resources, and passion to support the local first responder community.
Cameron also serves as the Executive Director of the Safety Forces Support Center, a comprehensive mental health resource center for first responders in Summit County.
While Bluecoats’ charter in 1959 began strictly as support for widows and orphans of fallen officers in Akron, the needs – and the safety record of the community – have since allowed the organization to greatly expand its services. Successive revisions of the Articles of Incorporation have broadened assistance to include:
- all actively serving first responders in Summit County
- those who are killed or injured in the line of duty
- those who face catastrophic needs beyond their control, whether duty-related or not
Beyond emergency assistance, Bluecoats has also provided wide-ranging support for initiatives that optimize preparation for duty:
- undergraduate scholarships at the University of Akron in Criminal Justice and Fire Technology
- continuing education grants through the Summit County Police Chiefs and Fire Chiefs Associations
- grants to support wellness and fitness
- grants to provide mental health resources for first responders through the Safety Forces Support Center
- limited capital grants for equipment or programs that support multi-jurisdictional or multi-disciplinary endeavors
Bluecoats members join simply as a matter of conscience – they want to support those in the safety forces community, who may be in need, for having served us first. Period. Neither the Organization nor its members seek any recognition for their work with first responders, and all officers, board members and committee members provide their time as unpaid volunteers. Every request is reviewed quickly, confidentially and with utmost respect to maintain the dignity of the officer and family involved.
