Public Safety
Youth lined up to run on football field

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.

Public Safety
People eating at tables decorated with Thanksgiving tablecloths

Probation Youth and Families Shared Early Thanksgiving

| 7:00 AM

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San Diego County Probation knows it can be difficult when youth and their families can’t be together on special holidays. So, earlier this week, along with the San Diego County Office of Education, they served a special traditional Thanksgiving meal to families so they could share a table and celebrate together.