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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: Update:
Police Explorers met bi‐weekly in July and early August,
In the last several years, the national media has then resumed meeting weekly after school started. 9 new
highlighted stories showing the lack of trust between explorers began the basic academy on September 7,
the community, especially the youth, and their police learning basic skills such as radio procedures, handcuffing,
departments. Nationally, youth mentoring programs traffic control, and search/frisk techniques. This influx of
consisted with effective implementation of the new Explorers brought membership back above 20
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President’s Task Force on 21 Century Policing offer participants.
promising approaches to building trust. The department
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is one of 15 cities participating in the 21 Century During the months of July and August, officers continued
Policing program to serve as a model of community to engage the city’s youth at Boys and Girls clubs, Parks
policing for other police departments. The department and Rec camps, libraries, and the YMCA. SROs joined in
continues to be focused on youth engagement and has playing games, encouraging, and mentoring children.
increased programs to directly engage the youth of the
City. Our summer PAL program continued with more camps in
July and August. 116 kids attended these camps at Trinity
The following are the programs in the department United Methodist Church. The campers participated in a
dedicated to increasing youth engagement: variety of activities including, basketball, volleyball,
 Police Explorer: Program aimed at giving teens dodgeball, multiple field trips, visits from SWAT, our
exposure to law enforcement careers through mounted patrol unit, and the unmanned aircraft unit.
competition headed up by local law enforcement Some of the life skills learned during these camps were
officers. safety, personal responsibility, and accountability.
 Police Activities League (PAL): Youth crime
prevention program that uses recreational The MAY program has not resumed meetings yet. Coach 5‐
activities to create trust and understanding 0 kicked off the fall sports season, with officers attending
between youth and police officers. practices and games for football and volleyball.
 Coach 5‐0 Program: In partnership with AISD,
officers assist in coaching athletics and attend the The Hometown Recruiting Program partnership with AISD,
students’ games. UTA and TCC continues to provide youth enrolled in the
 Mentoring Arlington Youth (MAY) Program: Hometown Recruiting Program with a unique opportunity
Mentoring program for middle school boys and to learn about the law enforcement profession. The 2021‐
girls. 2022 school year has been a challenging one for obtaining
 Hometown Recruiting Program: Based in AISD applicants for the Career Technology Center’s elective
high schools, this program relies on volunteers programs. Enrollment in these programs dropped
from the department to assist in real training significantly. The Hometown Recruiting Program had less
scenarios for future APD officers. than half of the normal number of applicants this year due
 Geographic/Community Partnerships: Providing to lack of student engagement.
neighborhood‐centric opportunities allow for
communities to tailor education and mentorship During the quarter, The APD Hometown Recruiting
activities within areas of the city. Partnerships with Program has made an effort to continue to expand its
groups like AISD Elementary School Mentoring and curriculum to mirror that of our own. Sgt. Jared Ross
the Boys and Girls Club of Arlington are examples of taught Ethics to HRP Class 8 giving them a better
such partnerships. understanding of the expectations our department has on
integrity and moral conduct. Class 8 has received a new
$1500 annual scholarship opportunity that students will
apply for in the Spring. Bridging the Gap Communities in

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