recognizes and rewards children in our community for positive behavior, accomplishments, and/or actions in conjunction with local law enforcement. (DTRT) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in July 1990 when a Miami student was recognized at the Miami Police Department for turning in a loaded gun he found at his school. DTRT recognizes and rewards children in our community for positiv
e behavior, accomplishments, and/or actions in conjunction with local law enforcement. has directly impacted over 225,000 students in over 460 schools in Miami-Dade County. distributes 500 – 1,000 Do The Right Thing T-shirts, free pizza certificates, bumper stickers, personalized certificates of recognition, and letters of congratulations from chiefs of police from participating agencies every month during the school year to each student nominated for “doing the right thing." The program holds a monthly awards ceremony at the Miami Police Academy auditorium to honor the 10 top winners with mini tablets, plaques, chocolate trophies, DTRT T-shirts, free pizza certificates, and passes to area attractions. In addition, one top elementary school student wins a trip for four to Rapids Water Park and one top middle/high school student wins a trip to Washington, D.C. The Do The Right Thing Program also hosts an array of crime prevention activities throughout the year including anti-crime prevention contests with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, stress management seminars, and anti-violence youth rallies. houses the national headquarters of the Do The Right Thing program, which has 62 national chapters and 4 international chapters.
