Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2007, $150,000)
The Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program is a life-skills competency program designed to provide students with the skills they need to avoid gang pressure and youth violence. G.R.E.A.T.'s violence prevention curriculum helps students develop values and practice behaviors that will assist them to avoid destructive activities. The G.R.E.A.T. program coordinates with federal, regional, state and local agencies, as well as individuals from community and civic groups. The goal of the G.R.E.A.T. program is to train law enforcement officers in a school-based curriculum in which the officers provide instruction to school-aged children in life skill competencies, gang awareness, and anti-violence techniques. Training in the core G.R.E.A.T. program is provided to officers from any state or local law enforcement agency.
The Tigard d Police Department will use $150,000 of Fiscal Year (FY) Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) funding to suppress, intervene, and prevent gang pressure and youth violence. Funds will used to support middle school, elementary school, families, and summer components. Funds will also go to support the Police Athletic League (PAL) sports camp and after school and mentoring programs. The middle school component will be taught to 1463 students at two public and one private middle school. The elementary school component will be taught to 500 elementary school students at four grade schools. The summer component will consist of eight weeks and will be offered to approximately 1000 students. The after school and mentoring programs will be offered at the middle schools and will serve over 800 students. Participants selected for this program have been recommended by school counselors, teachers, school resource officers, parents, peer court, and the juvenile department as being high-risk students in need of positive activities. The families component will reach approximately 20 families and will meet twice a year to help educate families in gang education and conflict resolution. There will be two G.R.E.A.T. Officers assigned to facilitate the training and one school counselor.
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