The Manteca Police Department’s Chaplains are known as the first responders to the first responders. They are committed to the support and well-being of the department’s sworn and non-sworn personnel and their families who may be in a professional or personal crisis, and to serve the community of Manteca in times of crisis or tragedy.

Chaplains take pride in offering assistance that is available, accessible, & confidential 24 hours a day. Assistance includes:

• Serving as the Chaplain and Pastoral Care Providers for all employees and immediate family members
• Developing relationships and maintaining contact with all personnel through weekly worksite visits to the facilities
• Making hospital visits to employees and family members
• Performing funerals, including assistance with grief management, planning the funeral service, and supporting family members after the funeral
• Acting as a member of a "Death Notification Team" of the department for any employee killed in a job-related incident or who died of natural causes while on the job, as well as assisting officers in making a death notification to a member of the community
• Participating in new employee orientation, Citizen Academy and local service organizations to explain the Police Chaplaincy Program
• Representing the department where it would be appropriate to have the Chaplain involved (i.e. serious illness, accidents, and funerals), if requested
• Crisis intervention at emergency scenes
• Search and Rescue assistance in the field
• Follow-up services to families