Officers will give children a stuffed lion and a certificate of courage that comes with resources families can use to access help.
SEATTLE — The “Courageous Lions for Courageous Kids” program will cover costs for officers and other Seattle Police Department (SPD) personnel to give children and their families stuffed lions, certificates of courage and resources for counseling.
The new program was inspired by a 2022 call by an SPD Community Service Officer. He responded after an 11-year-old called police to report his dad assaulting his mom. CSO Jeff Steuby happened to bring a stuffed animal lion along and gave it to the boy- and felt
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