EXPLORERS:
The Lake County Sheriff's Office Explorer Program was established in 1989 to allow the young adults of Lake County to experience the many various aspects of a law enforcement career by working together with certified deputies and other Explorers. The Explorer Program works under direction of the Sheriff, as part of the Community Engagement Division.
The Explorer Program is the longest serving of three volunteer divisions within the Sheriff's Office. The Explorer post operates year round, and many of our post members have five or more years of service with the Sheriff's Office. Explorer Post 60 is a chartered organization of Learning for Life.
PROJECT KID CONNECT:
Backpack and school supply giveaway to benefit Lake County's School aged children. Click here to learn more.
TEEN DRIVER CHALLENGE:
Presented by the Florida Sheriff's Association and the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the Teen Driver Challenge is a driving course that provides a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on driver training at the Lake Tech Institute of Public Safety Driving Range in Tavares.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office Youth Criminal Justice Career Camp provides students with knowledge and understanding of deputy training, criminal investigations, community policing, specialty units, operational services, special operations, court services, and detention center operations within the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
This FREE week-long academy is offered by the LCSO for teens between the ages of 14 through 17 and will be held during July of 2025 at a date yet to be determined. The daily schedule for the career camp will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Youth Criminal Justice Career Camp students will need to have a signed Waiver of Liability completed by their guardian(s) for their child to participate which will be completed and signed on the first day of the camp. Applicants must be able to pass a background check to attend the Youth Criminal Justice Career Camp Teen Academy. Upon passing the background check students will be issued and required to wear identification so that they will be able to enter secure buildings.
If you are between the ages of 14 and 17 and you do have an interest in a possible future career in law enforcement, click the link below to pre-register for the July 2025 Youth Criminal Justice Camp.
Our goal with the LCSO Youth Criminal Justice Career Camp is to educate as many students as possible about the exciting opportunities offered in the field of law enforcement. When registering please select either “New Career Camp Student” or “Returning Career Camp Student”. Student selection will be determined with priority registrations for “New Career Camp Students” and a waitlist based upon date of registration for “Returning Career Camp Students”.
Once a date has been determined for July 2025 registrants will receive notification of the dates and updated information.
