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Building Trust and Teamwork: Inside the Youth Athletic Leadership Academy

| 3:02 PM

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For the past year and a half, the San Diego County Probation Department and the San Diego Police Department—including officers from SDPD’s Gang Enforcement Unit—have teamed up to bring sports, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to justice-involved youth. Every month, officers host a Youth Athletic Leadership Academy event at the Youth Transition Campus, where teens volunteer to participate.