NPT Officers participate in a program at the Pine Grove Manor School called P.A.C.E.R. PACER stands for Police And Children Engaged in Reading. The
program was developed by a teacher at Pine Grove Manor School, Sandy Bialick, in conjunction with the Franklin Township Police Department.

The PACER program has been recognized with national awards several times. PACER was instituted to bring the police and students together in a positive activity - Reading. The NPT officers go to Pine Grove Manor School every Wednesday and they read stories to the students from kindergarten through the third grade. After they read the stories, the students are given an opportunity to ask the officers questions. PACER allows the students to get to know the NPT officers on a personal level and this makes the children comfortable with members of the police department instead of fearing the police. The students learn that the police are there to help them.

Since its inception, over a thousand students have benefited from the PACER program.