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==Public services== The Richard Rodda Community Center, located near Route 4 at the south end of Votee Park, is a {{convert|50900|sqft|m2|adj=on}} community and recreation center completed in 1998. The facility includes two full sized gyms, a dance studio, a kitchen and several multipurpose rooms.<ref>[http://www.teanecknj.gov/Community-Center-Information/ Community Center Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219040723/http://www.teanecknj.gov/Community-Center-Information/ |date=2013-12-19 }}, Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref> The Teaneck Recreation Department offers educational, sports and arts programs throughout the year.<ref name=Recreation>[http://www.teanecknj.gov/Parks-and-Recreation/ Recreation Department], Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref> The Rodda Center is home to the Senior Citizens Service Center, which offers educational and fitness activities for adults ages 55 and up, and serves hot lunch daily, provided by the Bergen County Division of Senior Services.<ref>[http://www.teanecknj.gov/Senior-Programs/ Senior Programs], Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 18, 2013.</ref> === Police and law enforcement === The Teaneck Police Department had 96 sworn officers in 2012, in addition to 13 civilian employees, three parking enforcement officers and 25 school crossing guards<ref>[http://api11.team-logic.com/downloadPubFileFile.cfm?i=189&t=49&f=20057 Township Manager's 2012 Annual Report], Township of Teaneck. Accessed December 19, 2013.</ref> out of a total of 106 authorized uniformed positions. Robert Wilson was named Chief as of July 2008, filling the acting chief role previously held by Deputy Chief Fred Ahearn, who had been serving in that position after the departure of Paul Tiernan in 2007.<ref>Ax, Joseph. [https://archive.today/20131219171000/http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/teaneck-gives-police-job-acting-chief-63006702 "Teaneck gives top police job to acting chief"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 3, 2008. Accessed December 19, 2013. "The 'interim' tag has been removed from the title of Police Chief Robert Wilson, one of a series of administrative moves at the police department that took effect this week."</ref> The department hired its first two officers in 1914; Freddie Greene, its first African-American officer, joined the department on September 15, 1962, and its first female officer began serving on January 4, 1981.<ref>Prosnitz, Howard. "Council approves five new officers", ''Teaneck Suburbanite'', June 27, 2007, p. 1.</ref><ref>Ax, Joseph. [https://archive.today/20131219170951/http://record-bergen.vlex.com/vid/frederick-greene-black-cop-teaneck-63005141 "Frederick Greene, first black cop in Teaneck"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', May 17, 2008. Accessed December 19, 2013. "But it was breaking through the color line in 1962 that remains his lasting legacy, former colleagues said."</ref> In 1990, a Teaneck officer [[Shooting of Phillip Pannell|fatally shot Phillip Pannell]], an armed African American man with his hands raised above his head while facing away from the officer.<ref>John Kifner, [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/02/nyregion/evidence-shows-youth-s-hands-up-when-teaneck-officer-killed-him.html "Evidence Shows Youth's Hands Up When Teaneck Officer Killed Him"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 2, 1990.</ref> In 2012, the Teaneck Police Department received accreditation from the [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies]] (CALEA), following a two-year-long process that documented the department's compliance with 112 standards established by the organization as best practices. The department became the ninth in the state to receive CALEA accreditation.<ref>Cohen, Noah. [http://www.teanecknj.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.pageDetails&id=5672&typeID=235 "Teaneck Police Earn National Recognition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107081144/http://www.teanecknj.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.pageDetails&id=5672&typeID=235 |date=2014-01-07 }}, [[Patch Media|TeaneckPatch]] copy of post on Teaneck web site, August 22, 2012. Accessed December 19, 2013.</ref> === Fire department === {{Main|Teaneck Fire Department}} === Medical === The Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC) was created in 1939 to serve the residents of Teaneck.<ref>[http://www.teaneckvac.org Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps], accessed May 8, 2011.</ref> TVAC has always been Teaneck's only emergency ambulance service and includes over 100 volunteers and five ambulances.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091116220551/http://www.teaneckvac.org/AboutTVAC.htm Overview β’ History β’ Annual Reports β’ Call Statistics], Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref> [[Holy Name Medical Center]] is a fully accredited, [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit]] community hospital. Founded and sponsored by [[the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace]] in 1925, the hospital has grown to become a comprehensive 361-bed medical center. Affiliation with [[NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System]] further brings the advantages of large urban hospitals to the community, with access to clinical trials and expanded education for its physicians. Holy Name Medical Center has undertaken an ambitious effort to provide comprehensive health care services to [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|underinsured]] and uninsured Korean patients from a wide area with its growing "Korean Medical Program", including attracting 1,500 people to its annual seventh annual Korean health fair in 2014.<ref>Morrison, Aaron. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/korean-medical-program-draws-1-500-to-holy-name-medical-center-in-teaneck-1.1097631 "Korean Medical Program draws 1,500 to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 27, 2014. Accessed December 16, 2014. "Saturday marked the seventh year that the Korean Medical Program at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck hosted its health festival. It drew more than 1,500 Korean-Americans, who were seen by nearly 80 Korean-speaking physicians from the tri-state area."</ref><ref>Williams, Barbara. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/health/events/Annual_Korean_Health_Fair_draws_crowds_at_Holy_Name_Medical_Center_in_Teaneck.html "Annual Korean health fair draws crowds at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 20, 2012. Accessed December 18, 2013. "Hundreds of Koreans, hailing from all parts of New Jersey, Manhattan and New York State, flooded Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck on Saturday for the hospital's annual Korean Medical Program's health fair.... More than 1,000 Korean patients underwent blood tests two weeks ago β part of the hospital's massive undertaking to provide health care to uninsured or underinsured Korean residents. By 10 a.m., more than 500 people had already entered the hospital and fair organizers were expecting between 1,500 and 2,000 by the end of the day."</ref> To accommodate the township's [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] community, the hospital offers a [[Shabbat elevator]], a room prepared for families of patients staying at the hospital during [[Shabbat]] and Jewish holidays, as well as a lounge offering kosher food.<ref>Larson, Hilary. [http://www.thejewishweek.com/features/neighborhoods/teaneck's_youth_movement "Teaneck's Youth Movement; Modern Orthodox twenty- and thirty-somethings carving out their niche in established community."], ''[[Jewish Week]]'', August 24, 2010. Accessed December 18, 2013. "Indeed, Holy Name has outreach programs tailored to its surrounding populations; for its large observant Jewish clientele, there is a Sabbath elevator and a Sabbath family room with a fully stocked kosher lounge, and it is the only area hospital accredited by Jewish Hospice, Kates noted."</ref>
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