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Support Quality Education

Goal 1: Partner with Local Organizations to Educate and Mentor
Objective 1: Strengthen Education and Enrichment Programs
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
SQE Youth Investment Programs Volunteer and participation hours Neighborhood Services (Police)
1.1.1
Summary:

In the last several years, the national media has Officer Participation Hours in Youth
highlighted stories showing the lack of trust between the Investment Programs
community, especially the youth, and their police 2,000
departments. Nationally, youth mentoring programs
consisted with effective implementation of the
President’s Task Force on 21 Century Policing offer 1,500
st
promising approaches to building trust. The department
st
is one of 15 cities participating in the 21 Century 1,000
Policing program to serve as a model of community
policing for other police departments. The department 500
continues to be focused on youth engagement and has
increased programs to directly engage the youth of the
0
City.
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

The following are the programs in the department
dedicated to increasing youth engagement:
 Police Explorer: Program aimed at giving teens Officer Mentors in Youth Investment
exposure to law enforcement careers through Programs
competition headed up by local law 200
enforcement officers.
 Police Activities League (PAL): Youth crime 150
prevention program that uses recreational 100
activities to create trust and understanding
between youth and police officers. 50
 Coach 5‐0 Program: In partnership with AISD,
officers assist in coaching athletics and attend 0
the students’ games. 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
 Mentoring Arlington Youth (MAY) Program:
Mentoring program for middle school boys and
girls.
 Hometown Recruiting Program: Based in AISD
high schools, this program relies on volunteers
from the department to assist in real training
scenarios for future APD officers.
 Geographic/Community Partnerships: Providing
neighborhood‐centric opportunities allow for
communities to tailor education and
mentorship activities within areas of the city.
Partnerships with groups like AISD Elementary
School Mentoring and the Boys and Girls Club
of Arlington are examples of such partnerships.

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