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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 Officer Participation Hours in Youth
highlighted stories showing the lack of trust between the Investment Programs
community, especially the youth, and their police
2,500
departments. Nationally, youth mentoring programs
consisted with effective implementation of the 2,000
st
President’s Task Force on 21 Century Policing offer
promising approaches to building trust. The department 1,500
st
is one of 15 cities participating in the 21 Century Policing
program to serve as a model of community policing for 1,000
other police departments. The department continues to
be focused on youth engagement and has increased 500
programs to directly engage the youth of the City.
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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. 100
 Police Activities League (PAL): Youth crime
80
prevention program that uses recreational
activities to create trust and understanding 60
between youth and police officers. 40
 Coach 5‐0 Program: In partnership with AISD, 20
officers assist in coaching athletics and attend
the students’ games. ‐
 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.

Update:
Police Explorers resumed meetings via Zoom on
September 15 . Officers were able to meet with
th

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