PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — When it comes to making sure the youth in and around Temple University are thriving and safe, look no further than Leroy Wimberly and Capt. Enoch McCoy, a dynamic duo of Temple University police officers. They go above and beyond the call of duty — from raising money for kids’ holiday gifts and donating books to Read Across America to mentoring young Black men.
McCoy said he comes from a family where the men in the community were always present, so it’s a part of his DNA.
“Just being here as a police officer for Temple University, it gives us an opportunity to take those seeds that were instilled in us and take all of the knowledge and the lessons that we acquired over the years, and now we could pay it forward,” he said.
Wimberly has been with the department for 20 years. He said they go the extra mile for kids because building relationships with youth in the community is important.
“As men, we feel it’s an obligation to help our youth, the schools around us, and help to change their perspective — not just on life but the journey that they want to go on,” he said.
His sons keep him motivated and passionate about staying consistent in helping the community.
“For me, I have to keep going because I have to show them, as long as you put the work in, it will work,” he added. “With my sons, their friends, I’m pops. If they respect me and look at me as their pops, I have to keep going and show them.”
Wimberly and McCoy play basketball with youth, teach drug resistance programs in North Philly schools, and volunteer at Carver High, where many students who otherwise would have never considered college are now enrolled at Temple. McCoy said they understand the struggles faced by today’s youth, and they try to show them that they have a bright future.
“We are providing something that’s going to be beneficial to our students,” he said. “We really, really care about the youth in this community because we come from this community or communities like this.”
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