Summer Camp Security - Jewish Community Relations Council

CSI Home Page. Read the latest news from the Community Security Initiative and be introduced to CSI’s Regional Security Directors and get their contact information.

Security Grants Update. Find CSI’s tips, guidance, tutorials and videos for the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) and the NY State Securing Communities against Hate Crimes grant programs.

Prequalify in NY. NY nonprofits must “prequalify” before they submit for any grants administered by DHSES or DCJS. Find NYS tutorials along with CSI tips, with a special section focusing on how religious corporations (houses of worship and many schools) should reply.

Summer Camp Security Initiative. CSI expanded and now has a full-time dedicated security expert to help enhance security at summer camps in New York State to help develop Emergency Operations Plans; provide Active Threat Training and Counselor Training; serve as a liaison to local law enforcement; and provide Security Assessments for Grants.

CSI Trainings. CSI will provide a range of training opportunities for your staff, your leadership, and your constituencies.

Consultants’ Corner Archives. View past episodes of CSI’s popular Consultants Corner, focusing on topics such as Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) requirements, post-grant bidding, managing a security project, deep dives into security equipment and more.

NY DHSES Grant Page. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services administers the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for NY applicants and grantees. Find the Request for Applications (RFA), tutorials, grant administration materials and more at their website.

NY DCJS Grant Page. The NY State Securing Communities against Hate Crimes (SCAHC) grants are administered by the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). DCJS is the final word on NY State submissions. Find the Request for Proposal and more documents at this site.

For summer camp season, summer 2023 CSI has expanded and now has a full-time dedicated
security expert to help enhance security at summer camps in New York State.

Upstate Summer Camp Security Initiative Summer 2023

For summer camp season, summer 2023 CSI has expanded and now has a full-time dedicated security expert to help enhance security at summer camps in New York State, specifically north of Westchester and Rockland counties. [Camps in Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City will be covered by the existing CSI Regional Security Directors].

CSI’s Upstate Summer Camp Security Director and the Regional Security Directors will assist summer camp leaders to develop emergency operations plans, provide active threat & counselor training; serve as a liaison to local law enforcement and furnish security assessments for grants.

About Upstate Summer Camp Security Director Pat Regan

CSI’s Upstate Summer Camp Security Director, Pat Regan, is a:

30+ Year Veteran of New York State Police (NYSP)
Former Deputy Superintendent – Field Commander (Chief of Department)
FBI National Academy Graduate
Former Commander, Hudson Valley Troop F, Sullivan and Ulster Counties

Contact Pat Regan to make an appointment.

He is available to meet with camp directors to help develop emergency operations plans, provide active threat & counselor training; serve as a liaison to local law enforcement and furnish security assessments for grants.

Click here to send an e-mail to Pat Regan.

What is the Community Security Initiative (CSI)?

The greater New York City Jewish community is home to approximately 1.6 million Jews and
2,400 Jewish institutions, including synagogues, schools, camps, and other Jewish facilities. In
December 2019, UJA and JCRC-NY announced the creation of the “Community Security
Initiative (CSI)”, a comprehensive program to protect and enhance the security for the Jewish
communities and institutions of New York City, Long Island and Westchester (recently
expanded to Rockland County).

CSI’s genesis came in the wake of a rising tempo of Antisemitism in the U.S., including the
deadly attacks against the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 and in Poway in 2019, as well the
significant increase in documented attacks and threats directed at Jewish schools, synagogues, agencies and individuals during 2019. These incidents included deadly attacks in Jersey City and Monsey as well as verbal harassment, anti-Jewish/anti-Israel graffiti and hate speech.