{"id":965,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/charity\/?page_id=965"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:42:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iupo.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"965\" class=\"elementor elementor-965\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464de44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"464de44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c11cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8c11cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standing up for law enforcement officers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bf5c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bf5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Union of Police Officers is made up of both active duty and retired police officers as well as civilian supporters of law enforcement. We are focused on advocating for better treatment and conditions for law enforcement officers around the world through spreading awareness. Becoming a member of the IUPO comes with a number of valuable benefits and grants access to a network of fellow law enforcement professionals and enthusiasts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad17cd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad17cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5120ecc elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5120ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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We are proud supporters of Axon Academy and de-escalation techniques.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0fb3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f0fb3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6503f0b elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6503f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"37\" height=\"45\"><g fill-rule=\"nonzero\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1.261 5.466v33.638a4.217 4.217 0 004.205 4.205h25.229a4.217 4.217 0 004.204-4.205V5.466a4.217 4.217 0 00-4.204-4.205H5.466a4.217 4.217 0 00-4.205 4.205z\" fill=\"#FFCD05\"><\/path><path d=\"M1.261 5.466v33.638a4.217 4.217 0 004.205 4.205h25.229a4.217 4.217 0 004.204-4.205V18.08l-6.307-4.204V1.26H5.466a4.217 4.217 0 00-4.205 4.205z\" fill=\"#FFF\"><\/path><path d=\"M20.183 15.431v4.751h4.709v4.205h-4.71v4.71h-4.204v-4.71h-4.751v-4.204h4.75l.001-4.752h4.205z\" fill=\"#FFCD05\"><\/path><path d=\"M34.9 14.296a1.239 1.239 0 01-1.262-1.261V5.466a2.925 2.925 0 00-2.943-2.943H27.12a1.239 1.239 0 01-1.262-1.262C25.86.547 26.406 0 27.121 0h3.574a5.455 5.455 0 015.466 5.466v7.569c0 .714-.547 1.261-1.262 1.261z\" fill=\"#454B54\"><\/path><path d=\"M30.695 44.57H5.466A5.455 5.455 0 010 39.104V5.466A5.455 5.455 0 015.466 0h23.126c.715 0 1.262.547 1.262 1.261v10.344c0 .967.504 1.892 1.303 2.439l2.565 1.724a5.495 5.495 0 012.439 4.54v18.796a5.455 5.455 0 01-5.466 5.466zM5.466 2.523a2.925 2.925 0 00-2.943 2.943v33.638a2.925 2.925 0 002.943 2.943h25.229a2.925 2.925 0 002.943-2.943V20.351c0-.967-.505-1.892-1.304-2.439l-2.564-1.724c-1.514-1.051-2.44-2.733-2.44-4.583V2.523H5.467z\" fill=\"#454B54\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOfficer Wellness\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMembers of the IUPO receive access to a wealth of information and recommendations for physical and mental health. Our newsletter keeps you up to date with recent medical research.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd6701 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fd6701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f084c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f084c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Annual IUPO Expo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834bd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834bd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Updates about our annual member convention, this taking place October 17-18 in Keen, New Hampshire<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e153680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e153680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2024-iupo-expo.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b621a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b621a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8843f32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8843f32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7911339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7911339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9661d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9661d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769ca08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"769ca08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924c842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"924c842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocating for police unions everywhere<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e9076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2e9076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About our advocacy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f53857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f53857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We aim to spread awareness about the positive benefits of police unions as well as helping police officers find information about forming a union in their area. We proudly accept members from any accredited police or sheriff deputy union. Our members are the backbone of our organization and we take our mission to advocate for them seriously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409f94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409f94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get involved<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99748d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99748d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Becoming a member of the International Union of Police Officers is the best way to directly support our advocacy on behalf of police unions. We also encourage members to proudly display IUPO stickers and clothing whenever you can.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcaca85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcaca85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93186fb elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"93186fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bb23a elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4bb23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce5f9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ce5f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8908f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e8908f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message From The Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280bc66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"280bc66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bb6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"53bb6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"There's no group of men and women more passionate about the future of the law enforcement profession than the members of the International Union of Police Officers. This organization has an honorable history of standing up for the integrity of our profession even during the times where it was most difficult. We've been hearing since 2020 that the law enforcement profession is changing for the worse and it's up to all of us to reverse that trend.<br><br>If you still have a passion in your heart for the law enforcement profession then I ask you to donate to your local police union. That goes for our professional partners in the private security industry as well as our civilian supporters. There is a thin blue line of police unions standing in between members of the public and total anarchy.\" <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IUPO-Martin-Holcomb-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Martin E. Holcomb, Esq.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Director - International Union of Police Officers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e14e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96e14e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf5a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf5a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"Modern Policeman\" Newsletter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d92e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d92e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weekly editions of our flagship newsletter &#8220;The Modern Policeman&#8221; are delivered free of charge to International Union of Police Officers members. Our longstanding news publication has been delivering cutting edge updates related to the stories most important to law enforcement professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ed9b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19ed9b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86c60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d86c60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-newsletter-789x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-newsletter-789x1024.png 789w, https:\/\/iupo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iupo-newsletter-231x300.png 231w, 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