THE WEEK. BACK TO YOU. SHEREE: THANKS SO MUCH. WE ARE ALL JUST COZY ON THE COUCH RIGHT NOW. THIS IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. THE HOLIDAYS ARE MORE ABOUT THE PRESENCE THAN THE PRESENTS. ASHLEY: WE GOT THAT. THAT IS THE MOTTO BEHIND A NEW SHOP WITH A HERO PROGRAM KICKING OFF THIS WEEKEND. POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEROES. ARE TEAMING UP TO SHOP WITH KIDS THEN MENTOR THEM FOR A YEAR. SHEREE: WE ARE JOINED WITH EDDIE HAWKINS. THE CINCINNATI POLICE OFFICER BEHIND THE IDEA. EXPLAIN TO US WAS WITH YOU TODAY. >> WE HAVE THE LEADER OF THE SPEASK. SHEREE: YOU GUYS ARE KICKING OFF, SO MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT SHOP WITH A COP. ARE KICKING OFF A PROGRAM CALLED SHOP WITH THE HERO. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT AND WHAT THIS IS. AND HOW IT IS DIFFERENT. >> SHOP WITH THE HERO IS ALL HEROES DO NOT WEAR CAPES. SHOP WITH A COP IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE WOULD TAKE YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE STORE AND BUY THEM CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SHOP WITH A HERO SAYS, WE WANT TO TAKE YOU CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, BUT ONCE THE SHOPPING IS OVER, ONCE THE TOYS ARE BROKEN OR OLD, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? WHAT WE HAVE ASKED INDIVIDUALS TO DO IS MENTOR, CHECK ON THE YOUNG PERSON FOR THE NEXT YEAR, TWO TO THREE TIMES A MONTH. BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP. GIVE THEM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR LIVES, GIVING THEM POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS AND SPEAKING IT I --GIVING A YOUNG PERSON ANOTHER ADULT THAT IS TRYING TO HELP THEM. SO, SATURDAY, WE ARE DOING OUR CHILI COOKOFF. CHILI COOKOFF IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SHOP WITH A HERO EVENT. SO, I REACHED OUT AND SAID, HEY, I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO -- THE HOLIDAYS ARE TOUGH. WE CAME UP WITH A BRAINCHILD. WE PRESENTED A GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN EXHIBIT, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO SHOWCASE COLLAGES ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES AND FELLOWSHIPS WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES. THE COLLABORATIONS WILL BE ON DISPLAY. IF YOU WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF BEING WITHOUT YOUR LOVED ONES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE HAVE A WELLNESS FAIR. THE WELLNESS FAIR, HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS AND ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE DEAL WITH SELF-CARE. ASHLEY: EDDIE YOU ARE AN OFFICER AND HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE STREETS AND SEEN SOME OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THINGS. WHY IS A PROGRAM LIKE THIS SO IMPORTANT? WHAT GOT YOU STARTED? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE AND THEY WANT TO HELP. THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW DO I HELP? FOR ME, MY THING IS ABOUT THE PRESENCE OVER THE PRESENTS. THEY WANT. SOMEONE TO BE INVOLVED A LOT OF PEOPLE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE FACT THAT WHAT CAN I GIVE MY CHILD. GIVE YOUR YOUNG PERSON YOUR PRESENCE, GIVE THEM TIME TO TALK, IN THE CAR RATHER THAN A TEXT MESSAGE. IT’S MORE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE THERE TO GIVE A YOUNG PERSON THE TIME THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS -- MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE TOUGHEST PART OF YOUR LIFE. SHEREE: IT IS WERE YOU CAN KIND OF GO THE OTHER WAY AND START TO GET INTO TROUBLE. TALK TO US ABOUT HOW DO PEOPLE GET INVOLVED WITH SHOP WITH THE HERO, THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT AGAIN THEY CAN GET INVOLVED. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MENTORS? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE ROOM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR A YOUNG PERSON. IF THEY GO TO MY WEBSITE, OR WE’LL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO POST ON A FLYER OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. CLICK ON THE LINK, YOU CAN REGISTER EITHER TO BE A MENTOR OR DONATE. YOU CAN EVEN REGISTER TO BE IN THE CHILI COOKOFF OR IF YOU WANT TO BE A VENDOR. IT DOESN’T COST ANYTHING TO ENTER THE CONTEST OR BE A VENDOR. ASHLEY: IF YOU HAVE GOOD CHILI, YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THIS CONTEST. [LAUGHTER] THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM KICK OFF FUNDRAISERS HAPPENING AT SATURDAY AT WOODWARD HIGH SCHOOL FROM 10:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHILI COOK-OFF, ART EXHIBITION AND WELLNESS FAIR. THE ACTUAL SHOP WITH A HERO EVENT WILL BE HELD IN A FEW WEEKS. >> DECEMBER 22. ASHLEY: RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THAT WILL BE GREAT. THAN