GCB Prevention Section: Community Gang Forums and Gang Talks for Youth will be held in June, August and September for back to school. This program is in collaboration with Partnerships for Youth at Risk, North Las Vegas Police Department and Henderson Police Department.

PAL: The Southern Nevada Police Athletic League currently operates programs in various community centers and sports facilities in Las Vegas. The Southern Nevada Police Athletic League also sponsors sports teams to provide an alternative to the violence that unstructured time often leads to. Being involved in sports promotes friendly competition and camaraderie among teammates. In areas where kids do not have the most desirable family and economic situations, it is important for them to have a place where they belong and a reason to be proud of themselves. If you would like to join PAL, you may visit one of their centers. Call 343-1316 for more information.

LVMPD Youth Education Section Initiatives Summer 2010:

• Radd Kids - empowering kids to protect themselves from abductions by replacing the fear, confusion and panic of dangerous situations with confidence, personal safety skills and self esteem. These are done at various YMCA’s in the months of June, July & August. Each class is a weeklong and done through a partnership with Nevada Child Seekers.
• Toe Tags - done at CCJH and Spring Mountain Youth Camp for incarcerated youth. This program deals with the issues such as drinking and driving, drug abuse, suicide, bullying, school violence and several other issues youth go through. The officers spend one week in each “pod” at the detention center and at the conclusion the youth perform for the other incarcerated youth at the facility. This program has a huge emotional impact on the youth.
• Anti-Violence Prevention Program - taught to the at-risk Boys and Girls Clubs at the following locations: Doolittle, McCabe (28th/Stewart), Lied Community Center and Pearson Community Center. This program addresses the issues of bullying, self esteem, gang violence, drug resistance and conflict management. Last year (2009), we also brought in Nevada DMV testers to assist those teenagers who were eligible for a driver’s licenses to assist them in acquiring a Nevada driver’s license. For the teenagers we also set up a seminar at the Clark County Coroner’s Office to allow them (with parent approval) to attend the coroner class put on by retired Detective Roy Chandler.
• Molasky Community Center Summer Program - this program covers all the material we cover in DARE (tobacco, drugs, alcohol, inhalants, self esteem and gangs) along with over-the-counter drugs, Internet safety, bike safety and stranger danger. Children are placed in groups by age so that the materials presented are age appropriate.

Goshen Community Development Coalition: Leadership and resiliency training for youth peers. This is ongoing all summer long. For more information contact Dr. Alonzo Jones at (702) 638-1308.

Nevada Youth Alliance: The organization will be hosting various Safe Summer Night Projects throughout the months of June, July and August. They also host several Back to School Fairs with seminars and information for teens. For more information call (702) 393-6163.

End Violence Now: They will be having Teen Seminars (Workshops) on non-violence with a Teen Tolerance Fair. The first workshop will be in June. Looking forward to planning a tolerance fair to teach teen’s techniques to diffuse violence by learning to look for clues and to temper anger. For more information call Iris Ayers at (800) 672-5371.

Las Vegas Indian Center: This summer the organization is offering an 8 week “Positive Action Seminar” for parents and children, open to all members of the community. The program emphasizes problem solving, anger management, etc. It will begin in late June or early July. For more information contact Eshme at (702) 647-5842.

Partnerships for Youth at Risk: Have ongoing programs throughout the summer including a Life of Crime. For information call (702) 267-2284. They also have a Community wide Resource directory.

Clark County Parks and Recreation Department - Gang Intervention Back on Track: This summer the Cambridge and Walnut Community Centers will begin late night programming from mid June to the second week of August. The centers are open from 8pm to midnight. They offer seminars, sports and recording studio training. For more information contact Alex Bernal at (702) 455-7067 or (702) 400-0792.

North Las Vegas Police Department - Life of Crime: Program is a “scared straight” like program for youth and parents. It is held once a month on a Wednesday evening from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. The program is free and open to public. For the date of the next program and to make a reservation please call the North Las Vegas Municipal Court at (702) 633-1130, option 3.

ABC Therapy: Has a program that is called Behavior Modification for Juveniles (BMJ). It is from 3:30-5:30pm on Wednesdays, no reservation necessary. Cost is $25. It mainly covers Drug/Alcohol Awareness, Petit Larceny and Impulse Control/Anger Management. Call (702) 598-2020 for more information.

Symbolic Art: They will host several events at Becker Middle School from 10 am to 5pm. They will be hosting daily flag football, basketball and dodge ball games. There will be free weekly movie matinees and “Fun Fridays” where they will be taking youth on field trips. For more information, go to their web site at www.symbolic artcenter.com.

10,000 Kids: The Give a Day Get a Day Program is offered. When a youth gives a day in the community painting or cleaning up, they receive a day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Safe Summer Barbecues are held every Friday Night at 7pm in conjunction with Metro’s Northeast Area Command at different housing complex in the community. For information contact Pastor Troy, at 387-1010.