A 9-year-old girl from Houston has handed out more than 5,000 handwritten thank-you letters to police officers, and she says she is not finished yet. Her name is Kenzie, and her goal is to deliver a letter of appreciation to every police department in Texas.
FOX 26 Houston reported that Kenzie delivered over 5,000 letters to Houston police officers. FOX 26 Houston detailed how the 9-year-old delivered the letters.
A Statewide Mission, One Letter at a Time
Kenzie has undertaken a mission to deliver thank-you letters to every police department in Texas, a state that includes hundreds of local agencies.
Kenzie's effort echoes other young Texans who have turned handwritten notes into a form of community outreach aimed at police. Savannah Solis, a girl from Tyler, began writing thank-you letters to officers after hearing in 2015 that two New York police officers had been murdered, a moment that, per a report from yahoo.com, brought her to tears at the time.
Other Young Houstonians Building Bridges With Officers
Solis's outreach eventually went well beyond Texas. She visited a police precinct in Manchester, New Hampshire, as recently as 2021, bringing cards to officers there, the outlet reported.
In the greater Houston area, another child has drawn attention for similar community work. Points of Light profiled 8-year-old Khloe Joiner for volunteer efforts that included strengthening ties between children and police officers. The nonprofit noted that Khloe's project, A Book and a Smile, had donated more than 6,000 books to groups and organizations across greater Houston.
Kenzie's letter-writing campaign has not been independently verified beyond the FOX 26 segment, and details such as the exact number of departments reached statewide remain unreported. Still, the scale described by the station — more than 5,000 letters delivered to Houston police alone — marks a notable addition to a small but growing list of Texas kids who have made thanking law enforcement their personal cause.
