Who This Is For
- Police chiefs and sheriffs starting a chaplaincy program from scratch
- Agencies whose informal chaplaincy needs structure, policy, and accountability
- Multi-agency consortia building shared chaplaincy capacity
- Government / municipal leadership establishing first-responder spiritual care
- Existing programs at risk of liability, mission creep, or burnout
What a Program Build Includes
- Foundational policy — chain of command, scope of role, what chaplains will and won’t do
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) — between the agency and chaplains, drafted to your jurisdiction
- Recruitment & screening framework — sourcing, application, background check, interview, ecclesiastical endorsement
- Code of ethics — confidentiality, impartiality, multi-faith standards, mission creep guardrails
- Training plan — onboarding, ICPC pathway, CISM, death notification, ride-alongs
- Operational protocols — call-out procedures, on-call rotation, line-of-duty death response, debriefs
- Documentation system — what gets recorded, what doesn’t, and how privacy is protected
- Year-1 roadmap — 30-60-90 milestones plus quarterly reviews
The 90-Day Build
- 01
Week 1–2 — Maturity audit
Where the agency is today. Stakeholder interviews. Risk and gap mapping.
- 02
Week 3–4 — Strategy
Program scope, structure, and KPIs. Aligned with chief / sheriff and command staff.
- 03
Week 5–7 — Documentation
Policy, MOU, code of ethics, recruitment screen, training plan drafted.
- 04
Week 8 — Recruitment
Source candidates, run screening, hold interviews, secure endorsements.
- 05
Week 9–11 — Training
Onboarding intensive; ride-alongs; first call-outs shadowed.
- 06
Week 12 — Launch
Program goes live. Public announcement. Quarterly review cadence set.
Engagement Format
- Fixed-fee 90-day engagement, milestone-based
- Includes weekly working sessions with the agency lead
- All policy + training artifacts delivered as agency-branded templates
- Onsite kickoff and onsite launch (travel scoped separately)
- 90-day post-launch support included
Investment
Program builds are scoped to agency size and complexity. A typical small-to-mid-agency build runs in the mid-five-figure range. Reach out and we’ll send a tailored proposal.
Why Trust This Process
Dr. Mzizi serves as Chaplain Services Coordinator for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and wrote the program framework in Chaplain with a Badge. The same framework guides these engagements.