Boys and Girls Mentoring Program

Boys and Girls Club After School Mentoring Program
HPD Mentoring Program provides social, emotional and academic support by developing positive relationships with club members, ages 7-17.  Police Officers provide support through one-to-one and small group mentoring, as well as help to facilitate character building programs.

Explorer

Law Enforcement Exploring provides educational training programs for young adults on the purposes, mission, and objectives of law enforcement. The program provides career orientation experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. The primary goals of the program are to help young adults choose a career path within law enforcement and to challenge them to become responsible citizens of their communities and the nation.

Gang Prevention Unit (GPU) focuses on providing gang prevention and intervention programs for middle school students and presenting gang education and awareness to communities in the City of Houston. The goal is to prevent youth crime, violence and gang involvement while developing a positive relationship between youth, their families and law enforcement.

Gang Prevention Unit (GPU) focuses on providing gang prevention and intervention programs for middle school students and presenting gang education and awareness to communities in the City of Houston. The goal is to prevent youth crime, violence and gang involvement while developing a positive relationship between youth, their families and law enforcement.

The Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC) was created in 1997 by Chief of Police, C. O. Bradford, who recognized that teenagers are often overlooked as a source of insightful input regarding youth and law enforcement issues. The first of its kind in the nation, the primary function is to promote trust and understanding between the Houston Police Department (HPD) and youth.

YPAC Overview
YPAC Testimonial