LAPD Host Youth Mentoring Workshop

What:
Youth mentoring connection   

When:
Friday, August 21, 2009 – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:
Rampart Community Police Station  – 1401 W. 6th Street Los Angeles
Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab – 1800 Paseo Rancho Castilla Los Angeles

Who:
Chief of Police, William J. Bratton
Assistant Chief Earl C. Paysinger, Director, Office of Operations
Ramon C. Cortines, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District

Why:
The goal of this event is to provide student members of our youth programs an opportunity to learn peer leadership and mentoring skills from Los Angeles Police Department Command staff and other subject matter experts.  The students will receive instruction on the negative impact of truancy and peer pressure, bullying, conflict resolution, peer pressure, school violence, coalition building.  The event is designed to equip student to begin the school year with the tools they need to positively impact their fellow students in their schools and communities.

For more information about the event, contact Sergeant Joe Kuns at 213-485-4048.