Peace Officers Research Association of California
Public safety has always been a dangerous profession, and our members put their lives on the line each and every day to help keep our families and communities safe. As part of POREF, PORAC’s in-house Fund-A-Hero fundraising platform allows us to monitor and administer the fundraising process from start to finish, providing financial relief to officers and their families who have been tragically impacted by a line-of-duty death, near fatal injury or catastrophic event.
This morning Officer Austin Machitar and Officer Zachary Martinez were stuck by a suspect fleeing another officer. Officer Machitar, 30 years old, was tragically killed in the line of duty. He is survived by his parents. Officer Martinez was critically injured and fighting for his life.
$248,693.00 raised of $250,000.00
Clayton Frits is a Deputy with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office. His family was struck with news that his wife is suffering from kidney failure which will require extensive medical treatment.
$1,390.00 raised of $50,000.00
Santa Clara County Sr. Group Counselor Rita Gonzalez is 35 years old and was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer. Unfortunately, the cancer also spread to her peritoneum. As Rita will begin treatment, she has had more and more medical expenses come up. She is currently unable to walk and requires help in many ways.
$4,030.00 raised of $100,000.00
On April 24th, Officer Marc Kahue fell ill at work and was brought to Kaiser Vallejo’s ER for a series of blood work and other tests. Two days later, he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
$16,892.00 raised of $30,000.00
SDPD Lt. Brian Avera is 42 years old and just recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Brian’s cancer has spread to his liver and lungs, and he has been given a short time frame to live. Brian’s is a fighter who is seeking aggressive medical treatment to spend more time with his family.
$17,705.00 raised of $50,000.00
Approximately three months ago, Kevin became seriously and unexpectedly ill at work and he had to be rushed to the hospital emergency room by his coworkers who found him slumped over on a breakroom floor. In the ensuing days after he was admitted into the hospital, medical personnel conducted an untold number of medical tests. After several days, Kevin was ultimately diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis.
$2,655.00 raised of $45,000.00
Please help us support our friend and colleague, Deputy Alex Bonee. Alex was notified the cancer had returned a third time and metastasized to the chest categorizing the cancer as stage 4.
$4,402.37 raised of $100,000.00
Our law enforcement community has all felt the effects of short staffing and stress, so when Officer Yee began experiencing headaches that would not subside he chalked it up to stress. The headaches persisted, becoming worse, all the while he continued to report for duty. He sought medical attention but when the medical interventions did not provide relief, his wife took him to the Emergency Room. A mass was discovered in his brain. Surgery immediately followed but the entirety of the mass could not be removed due to the location in his brain. Biopsy results revealed stage four brain cancer.
$13,660.00 raised of $100,000.00
Emily Kelly Constancio has been in law enforcement for over 20 years. On 7/26/24 Emily was diagnosed with pneumonia. As her condition worsened, Emily went to the ER on 8/6/24 and was quickly admitted to the hospital. Her lungs showed signs of a unique/rare form of pneumonia and the doctors continued to provide new treatments. Over the last three weeks Emily has had over five different treatments with no success as this type of pneumonia evades treatment.
$57,834.00 raised of $50,000.00
Detective Jacqueline Sipaque, a nine year veteran of the department and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is also a hard working mother and sole provider for her two small children.
$7,965.00 raised of $50,000.00
The Sonoma County Law Enforcement Association (SCLEA) is reaching out to our community and PORAC law enforcement family to help support the family of one of our members.
$49,889.00 raised of $75,000.00
