CARLSBAD EXPLORER POST 781 INC
EIN 27-0887375 · Youth Development Programs (O50)
What they do
PURPOSETHE CARLSBAD POLICE EXPLORER POST IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS IN THE FIELD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIREFIGHTING. WE ARE CREATING A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS IN ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED CAREER SUCH AS A POLICE OFFICER, INVESTIGATOR, DISPATCHER, COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER, AND CRIMINALIST OR IN THE FIRE SERVICE AS A FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC. THE EXPLORER POST IS OPEN TO ANYONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO IS INTERESTED IN STRENGTHENING THEIR MORAL CHARACTER AND DEVELOPING TOOLS TO BE AN ASSET IN ANY PROFESSION. THE EXPLORERS ATTEND BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS, WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT THE MANY JOBS AVAILABLE TO THEM IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. GUEST SPEAKERS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE BROUGHT IN TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON NUMEROUS TOPICS. GUEST SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED PATROL OFFICERS, K9 HANDLERS, NARCOTICS DETECTIVES, GANG INVESTIGATORS, TRAFFIC-MOTOR OFFICERS, FBI AGENTS, BORDE
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NATHAN HORTONPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- 2560 ORION WAY, CARLSBAD, CA 92010-7240
- County
- San Diego
- In care of
- % NATHAN HORTON
- Primary officer
- Nathan Horton
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2022
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2022
- Tax preparer
- MACY MARK MORRIS CPA
- NTEE classification
- Youth Development Programs (O50)
- IRS tax category
- Youth Development Programs