Our flagship program turns everyday community members into trained, licensed security volunteers inside the Jewish institutions you call home.
Rather than waiting for an outside response, we equip vetted Jewish community members with professional-grade training, state firearms licenses, and the standards to volunteer inside our own shuls and schools.
CTMs are your neighbors, parents, and fellow community members serving the same institutions you belong to. You know the building, the people, and the rhythms of the community.
Our CTMs show up every week because we believe our safety is our responsibility.
Our CTM program has been recognized as a national best practice in a white paper on firearms in houses of worship. In 2025, we received the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Community Safety.
94 CTMs have completed the training and licensing program
45 community schools and synagogues across California and Arizona
More than 5,000 volunteer hours this year alone, at events, shuls, and incident responses
22 incoming CTMs now in the 100-hour training program
100-hour intensive curriculum covering tactics, licensing, and standards
California and Arizona (as of September 2025)
The right candidate takes responsibility seriously, meets our background requirements, is ready to put in 100 hours of training, and can commit to your institution on a consistent basis. No prior security experience is needed. What matters is discipline, reliability, and a real stake in your community.
We currently enroll CTMs in California and Arizona. If you’re in another state and want to see the program come to your area, please reach out.
The CTM program is built on three pillars: vetting, training, and ongoing accountability.
Every candidate goes through a thorough background screening before entering the program. We maintain strict standards to make sure every CTM who steps into a position is ready for it. If someone is a better fit for a different role, we work to place them where they can contribute effectively.
You’ll complete a rigorous 100-hour curriculum developed to meet professional security standards. Training covers situational awareness, use of force policy, emergency response protocols, coordination with law enforcement, and your California or Arizona state licensing requirements for armed security. Every CTM is fully licensed before serving.
Once certified, you serve as an embedded volunteer at your own institution. You know the space, you know the people, and you show up with both the training and the commitment to back it up.
CTMs are the core of our model, but they don’t work on their own. Each program around them extends coverage further.
Learn how CTMs connect to other programs:
