SSI Puts America's First Responders in Direct Contact with Elite Counter-Terrorism Experts

Miami, FL (PRWEB) March 20, 2008

SSI has been taking teams of First Responders, security professionals, and law enforcement personnel to Israel for over a decade and remains the only private US Company offering this form of high-demand, frontline security training. The unique program is performed in cooperation with more than 50 agencies and has been funded in part by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Participants in the upcoming mission, the 12th SSI has hosted, will receive in-depth training by various security professionals who combat terror threats in a diverse range of environments on a daily basis as well as having the chance to explore the unique cultural and historical landscape of Israel. Some of the mission highlights and topics covered will include:

????Public Safety - large scale events, shopping and retail, public transportation
????Ports and Airports - tour and learn about some of the world's most complex security arrangements including a visit to Israel's Olympic Village
????Critical Infrastructure - tour the Ashdod Power Plant and learn about defenses against Kasam Missiles that are being constantly being fired from Gaza
????University and Schools
????Government buildings - visit Israel's legislature "The Knesset"
????VIP Protection - review lessons learned from the 1995 Rabin Assassination
????Suicide Terror - visit sites of past terrorist incidents and speak with public security officials
????Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs)
????Personal Protection - active Krav Maga training (an Israeli Martial Art and Close Combat Discipline)

Additionally, participants will experience some of the best dining and accommodations Israel has to offer. Optional tours are available for visiting Israel's historical holy sites including a guided tour through Jerusalem's Old City, lunch at the Sea of Galilee and dinner near the beautiful Mt. Tabor.

SSI CEO Solomon Bradman comments, "We are leading the way, making a difference together with a very dedicated group of First Responders? who consider themselves a cadre of people ready to fight the war on terror? all very inspired after seeing what Israel has achieved." He continues, "Because we give them a hands-on experience, and no-one else has the connections to do this? all our visits are really with the heads of security of wherever we are visiting?"

Adding to the diverse pool of mission participants, SSI is continuing to build its relationship with St. Leo University which not only allows the unique opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students to gain college credit for participating, but has now developed an entire syllabus dedicated to the SSI Israel Mission, thereby creating an exciting new reason for students to join up.

A past mission delegate recalls, "The training we received was very well balanced as to the many facets of security concerns that the police and private security have to deal with on a daily basis. It was invaluable to learn how the military, law enforcement and private security agencies cooperate and work toward a common goal." Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wheeler, Commander Strategic Planning, Maryland DoT

Learn more about the upcoming mission or register at SSI's website.

About Security Solutions International:

SSI ? - Security Solutions International develops and delivers training for First Responders in the US in counter- terror planning and implementation. The company has trained federal, state and local agencies based on global best practices and their range of international security expertise. SSI offerings cover security and counter-terror awareness and operational training, threat assessment techniques, hospital emergency preparedness, building safety, aviation sector processes, and school safety training to name a few. The company is best known for its Homeland Security International Training Missions, bringing global best practices in security to corporate and government clients. SSI will be launching the first private digital training network for First Responders and the Counter Terrorist Magazine in 2008.

Copyright ? 2008 Security Solutions International; all rights reserved.

For more information contact:

Kelli Richardson

Security Solutions International

http://www.homelandsecurityssi.com

Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport

14300 SW 29th Street

Miami, Florida 33186

Telephone: (866) 573-3999

Fax: (786) 573-2090

Mobile: (305) 401-6906

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Ballroom Basix Puts The ?Fun? in The Fund!

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

This month, The Fund for the City of New York accepted the ?fun, fitness & fancy footwork? of Sid Grant?s Ballroom Basix? into its prestigious Incubator/Partner Project Program. The Fund created the Incubator/Partner Project Program in the early 90s to provide support to start-up organizations so they can concentrate their energy and resources on programming and fundraising.

The Fund's Incubator Program provides financial management services, including monthly expense and revenue reports and financial reports for funders and audits. It also provides insurance coverage and a comprehensive array of employee benefits. Being in the incubator program gives organizations access to a chief financial officer, comptroller, auditor, financial manager, payroll clerk, accounts payable department, human resources experts, lawyers and nonprofit coaches.

Here?s what The Fund?s president, Mary McCormick, had to say about Ballroom Basix?:

Ballroom Basix? is an example, to us all, of how to make a difference. Artistic Director Sidney Grant and his dedicated staff have stepped forward to share their talent and craft and in so doing they are changing the lives of hundreds of middle-school students in Harlem, the Bronx and beyond!

Last Spring, the program served over 400 students in Harlem, the Bronx and Queens -- and Grant hopes to triple if not quadruple that number this school year! ?Our concept, first and foremost, is that partner dancing is a social skill, not a competitive art form. Every child, regardless of shape/size, ability or popularity, both needs avd deserves the chance to experience connecting with his/her classmates in a healthy and respectful way. In this day and age of rampant bullying, Ballroom Basix? is the perfect antidote.?

Dr. Peter McFarlane, a prize-winning principal from PS 180, the program?s pilot school, offered this insightful feedback after four years of :

It?s really about the evolution of students who start out shy and blossom into beautiful flowers. I saw a level of maturity that was unmatched, unrivaled. I saw a level of concentration [that] translates to academics. Over 80% of the class that Mr. Sid taught for 6th, 7th and 8th grade passed the science and math regents, and that has a lot to do with being focused and staying focused, which their program provides. Most of all, the kids said we want [Ballroom Basix] back. When they start saying ?we want something back? you know it?s working.?

Working alongside The Fund?s Sara Kwak, their Program Officer, Ballroom Basix? is well-positioned for exponential growth. ?Ballroom Basix is, no pun intended, in step with other worthy causes that are among The Fund?s exclusive dossier of Partner Projects.? These include designer Dana Buchman?s charity The Promise Project, and WIPSEN, Leymah Gbowee?s award-winning peace building initiative in Africa. Ms. Gbowee, the author of Mighty Be Our Powers, received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women?s rights to full participation in peace-building work". She is also the narrator and central character in the 2008 documentary film Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which took Best Documentary Feature in the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Having appeared in another award-winning documentary film, Mad Hot Ballroom, Grant was thrilled to meet someone with such comparable project passion. ?Meeting Leymah was an inspiration, as she?s demonstrated how steady faith in one?s mission can really make for lasting change -- and that?s exactly what we are doing among inner city kids.? And their mission is a powerful one:

The transformation of students' educational, social and fitness skills through the fun-filled Ballroom and Latin dance experience. By consistently reinforcing the etiquette and respect inherent in partner dancing, the program instills self?worth, physical well?being and cooperation among the children it serves, while simultaneously instructing them in the diverse origins of the dances they learn: historically, geographically and multi?culturally.

Grant, who?s also a published poet, graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers College, where he was valedictorian in the School of Journalism and Communication, minoring in Spanish -- all of which helped in creating the English and Spanish content of his unique syllabus. ?Spanish is the second most used language in the United States, with more than 50 million speakers. In fact, one piece of U.S. trivia few people know is that Spanish was the first language spoke by permanent European settlers in St. Augustine, Florida. Consequently, I want our program to reflect contemporary U.S. culture. I am very proud to have studied Spanish both here and abroad, and speak it among my Harlem kids.

Volunteer project manager and video director Waldo Tejada summed it up best, ?Mr. Grant?s concept captures the best of the multicultural American spirit.? To support this worthy cause, visit their website: http://www.ballroombasix.org

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