Announcement

The BackStoppers is now assisting Officer Colin Ledbetter of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department who was catastrophically injured in the line of duty; he suffered the loss of his leg in 2026 as a result of gunshot wounds sustained while engaging homicide suspects on […]

The 38th Annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses presented $1 million to BackStoppers for the fifth consecutive year! Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses has raised $14 million for our mission since 1987. For 38 years, Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses has been a marquee fundraiser for our cause. What […]

We are honored to provide assistance to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Stoll and Officer Kelly Smith who were critically injured in the line of duty on January 23, 2026. Officer Stoll and Officer Smith were involved in a vehicle crash when an individual […]

We are now assisting the family of Lt. Sarah McCarthy who died in the line of duty on December 9, 2025, as a result of a cardiac event suffered 18 days prior. Lt. McCarthy was 48 years old. She served as a police dispatcher for the […]

We are honored to provide assistance to Granite City Police Officer Tyler Timmons who was shot multiple times in the line of duty on December 5, 2025. "I am honored to present this support to Officer Timmons. We are always on standby and ready to assist […]

We are now assisting the family of Officer Henry Franklin who died in the line of duty on October 6, 2025. Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Henry Franklin was shot and killed in the line of duty on October 6, 2025 when he and […]

We are very honored to have been chosen as Eckert's Country Store & Farms 2025 Corn Maze Partner! We hope you join us on this Saturday from 10am to 5pm at the Eckert's Millstadt Farm to explore this stunning maze and support our mission.The Corn Maze […]

We are now assisting the family of St. Louis Firefighter Lee Kraus who died in the line of duty on July 1, 2025. Firefighter Kraus suffered a medical emergency in the line of duty a few days prior. Firefighter Kraus served with the St. Louis Fire […]

We are now providing ongoing assistance to the family of Chief Garry Moore of the Whitewater Fire Protection District. Chief Moore died in the line of duty on April 2, 2025 while responding to a call in extreme severe weather. Chief Moore began serving as a […]

We are honored to provide assistance to Fairview Heights Police Officer Herminio Raimundi and Officer Jonathan Henne who were injured in the line of duty on May 17, 2025. "My thoughts and prayers remain with these brave public servants of the Fairview Heights community. They are […]