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Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Mission: The santa barbara police activities league provides quality educational, cultural and athletic programming for the youth of santa barbara in order to foster positive relationships between the police department as well as all members of the community. Officers provide in-field intervention and are present in the community, referring youth in need of guidance to sbpal. Since 1999, sbpal has offered hands-on activities for the youth of the community with a focus on low-income youth at risk of gang violence. Sbpal has grown from serving 50 children to now providing programming and services for 1300 children every year, all at no cost to the local families we serve. Everything we do at sbpal is designed to encourage academic achievement, community service, leadership skills, self-esteem and personal development.
Target demographics: the youth of Santa Barbara
Programs: quality educational, cultural, and athletic programming for the youth of Santa Barbara in order to foster positive relationships between the police department as well as all members of the community. Officers provide in-field intervention and are present in the community, referring youth in need of guidance to PAL. Since 1999, the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (SBPAL) has offered hands-on activities for the youth of the community with a focus on low-income youth at risk of gang violence. SBPAL has grown from serving 50 children to now providing programming and services for 1300 children every year, all at no cost to the local families we serve. Everything we do at PAL is designed to encourage academic achievement, community service, leadership skills, self-esteem, and personal development.