Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
1. After School Program: This program provides funding for after school activities at area schools within the Fort Worth city limits. The program provides a safe environment resulting in educational, physical, and social development for students. School districts currently involved in this program include: Fort Worth ISD, Crowley ISD, Keller ISD, and White Settlement ISD.
After School Programs
2. Safe Haven Youth Program: This prevention program provides after school programming for at-risk children and youth as a crime prevention strategy and in an effort to address the factors that lead to at-risk behavior at home and in school. Locations include: the Bethlehem Center, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth, and several community centers. This program provides intervention services to gang- involved youth between the ages of 13 and 24 and provides access to programs and services to help youth avoid negative and destructive behaviors. The Crime Control and Prevention District funds six of the ten Comin’ Up Gang Intervention program sites, including Near Southside, Far Southside, Hillside, and Diamond Hill, all of which are operated by the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth. The Crime Control and Prevention District provides the Comin’ Up program with staff and supplies to serve approximately 640 youth nightly Monday through Friday. Program staff develops truces between rival gangs by working directly with gang leaders to assist with conflict resolution, provide information and referral services, and crisis intervention to diffuse potentially troubling or violent situations. Needs-Based Curriculum. Topics offered in concurrent six week cycles: o Life Skill (Violence Prevention and Avoiding Risky Gang Behavior) o PRIDE (STD/STI Prevention) o Job Readiness GED and academic tutoring Mediation Coordination with schools, courts, juvenile probation, gang unit, law enforcement Comin' Up Gang Dallas Aquarium Visit 3. Comin’ Up Gang Intervention Program: Some of the services provided include:
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