Through a partnership with the DeWitt Police Department, a non-profit foundation has been established to promote crime prevention, public safety and education in the DeWitt area. The DeWitt Police Foundation will work to promote quality of life in DeWitt by providing a charitable organization that can fund public safety initiatives that tax dollars may not always be able to, such as: College scholarships for high school graduates planning on majoring in Criminal Justice, child education and safety materials and supplies, Citizen Police Academy, National Night Out, safety equipment like bulletproof vests and defibrillators, crime prevention programs, initiatives that will reduce crime and improve the quality of life in DeWitt.