Elizabeth Delacruz

Elizabeth Delacruz has a passion to help those in need. She learned at an early age from her parents the importance of care and compassion for others. As active members of their neighborhood parish, her family was responsible for arranging activities to provide beneficial programs to the community such as immigration services and translation, fundraising to help young mothers, and a food pantry providing food to many low-income families.

Ms. Delacruz believes the community is part of an extended family, with a moral obligation to help one another. This unprecedented past year resulted in many families losing loved ones, their jobs, and homes. When New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, despair set in for many, but together, through acts of kindness and caring, the community rose above it. Now more than ever, Ms. Delacruz is committed to helping her community and fellow Americans to rebuild, one day at a time. This is the reason she became a member of an amazing organization called The Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol, Inc. (GCOP).

She started her volunteer work with this organization in 2002, rising from Patrol Supervisor to her current role as President, which she has held for the past two years. Ms. Delacruz’s love for her community made it easy to answer the call to serve as the extended eyes and ears of the 104th Precinct. During her time with 104COP (formerly GCOP), Ms. Delacruz has been the recipient of numerous citations and awards for outstanding service and her unwavering commitment to the community.

Ms. Delacruz is a first-generation college graduate from The Borough of Manhattan Community College, which paved the way for a successful career in banking and finance. With the help of her parish, friends, and family, Ms. Delacruz was able to put her children through college. She is the eldest of three children, and the mother of three, two of whom also serve their community. One child is an officer with the New York Police Department, and the other is in her final year of medical school.

Ms. Delacruz intends to continue serving her community, the NYPD, and elected officials, so together they can successfully help their constituents.