Accolades

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives recognize Ivory Freeman

Ivory Freeman was recently recognized by The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) with the Homer Garrott Community Service Award at the 16th Annual Achiever's Award Banquet held March 12, 2016.

Held during NOBLE's 40th Anniversary Training Conference in Washington, D.C., Freeman was recognized for her extraordinary service and dedication on and off-duty towards improving the quality of live of others.

Having experienced obstacles while growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Ivory Freeman is passionate to educate and empower today's young ladies. Named after her grandmother who raised and inspired her, Freeman founded The Bessie Morris Foundation in 2005. The foundation is dedicated to inspiring young women to realize their dreams by emphasizing the importance of academic performance, self-esteem, self-confidence and self-sufficiency. Leadership training, health education, mentoring, personal development, and character-building programs are offered to at-risk underprivileged high school girls.

Judge Homer Garrott was the first African American CHP Officer; after 13 years as a CHP, he became a Compton Judge.

And, Ivory was pleased to represent the Los Angeles County Probation Department at the 41st NOBLE conference in Atlanta, GA.