CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Police Department’s Juvenile Engagement Team (J.E.T.) joined forces with local nonprofit organizations on Tuesday to provide food along with some holiday cheer for Clarksville citizens.

YAIPak Outreach, Manna Café Ministries, Clarksville Urban Ministries and Clarksville Police officers were at Veterans Plaza outside the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, passing out boxes and bags of food to those in need.

The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022
The Clarksville Police Department Juvenile Engagement Team, along with local nonprofit agencies, held a holiday food drive to give back to the community at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Dec. 20, 2022

Officer MarShun Cox, a Juvenile Engagement Team officer with the police department, said the event at the library was like a food pantry or a food drive for the community.

“We wanted to give families in the community the opportunity to come out and get some assistance. We know people are spending money on gifts and other holiday things. We partnered with a lot of people, and it was just our opportunity to give back to the community,” Cox said.

The Clarksville Police Department’s Juvenile Engagement Team works citywide to promote the prevention of juvenile crime and violence by building stronger relationships between youth, law enforcement and the community through positive interaction and engagement.