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Support Youth and Families

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)
SYF Youth Investment Programs Volunteer and participation hours Neighborhood Services (Police)
1.1.1
Summary:

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

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
exposure to law enforcement careers through Officer Mentors in Youth Investment
competition headed up by local law enforcement Programs
officers.
 Police Activities League (PAL): Youth crime 300
prevention program that uses recreational 250
200
activities to create trust and understanding
150
between youth and police officers.
 Coach 5‐0 Program: In partnership with AISD, 100
officers assist in coaching athletics and attend the 50
students’ games. 0
 Mentoring Arlington Youth (MAY) Program: 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
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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