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Community Resource Directory
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Positive Activities
To keep your children engaged in positive activities, find a City recreation center or library near you and discover the many fun programs available.
Local houses of worship have programs for your youth. We have provided information for you research what best fits your family. Church Youth Programs List.
For more information, download these brochures and directories:
Gang Tattoo Removal Services- Degrees Working with Children
- Directory of Adolescent Substance Abuse Programs - County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services
- Mentoring Coalition of San Diego - County of San Diego
- Resources for Parents: A list of activities and organizations that can support you
- Parent Guide to Gangs - National Gang Center
- Guía para padres en español, por favor presione aquí
- Additional Resources
- Opportunity Network Service List
- The San Diego Police Department has useful tips for parents about recognizing delinquent behavior and appropriately responding to particular issues affecting children.
For details about how San Diego documents gang members, please read: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Gang Documentation.
Family Resources
- Dropout Prevention and Attendance Initiatives - San Diego Unified School District
- Crimestoppers - Toll free: 888-580-8477
- Curfew and Truancy - City of San Diego Police Department
- Parent's Guide to Gangs - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- San Diego Job Corps Center - Telephone: 619-429-8500
- San Diego Workforce Partnership - Telephone: 619-228-2900
- Urban Corps San Diego County - Telephone: 619-235-6884
Other Family Resources
- Alliance for Community Empowerment - Join Our Mentorship Program
- PASS Americorps Program for grades 3 through 12
- Community for Accredited Online Schools - This is a comprehensive accreditation resource that provides prospective students and families with the tools needed to make well-informed decisions about their education
- Community Violence Response Team - Union of Pan Asian Communities
- Solutions to Gangs (Powerpoint) - San Diego County Office of Education
- Gangs - A Community Problem, A Community Solution - County of San Diego Probation Department
- Parents and teachers looking for help with cyberbullying may likely find this online toolkit helpful.
- San Diego is a member of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network. This active organization is a good source of information and research.
- CONNECT2Careers is program of the San Diego Workforce Partnership that helps young adults secure employment using an online portal filled with thousands of local job and internship opportunities.
Graffiti is Not Art
Graffiti is not art; it is vandalism. It is prohibited when done without permission of the property owner. Furthermore, San Diego Municipal Code Section 54.0405 requires that property owners keep all walls, buildings, fences, signs and other structures and surfaces visible from the public right-of-way free of graffiti.
In November 2000, the San Diego City Council amended the City's Graffiti Ordinance to revise the official definition of "graffiti" as follows:
"Graffiti means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, picture, or design that is sprayed, marked, cut, posted, pasted or otherwise affixed, drawn or painted on any surface of public or private property."
To report graffiti in progress, please call 9-1-1 and visit the Reporting Graffiti web page for details on rewards for reporting graffiti.
CGPI Resource Guide
Our Community Resource Guide (PDF) is a dynamic document, sorted by communities and ZIP codes. Feedback and updated information is welcome. Please send us an email at gangcommission@sandiego.gov. Thank you for your support.
Job Opportunities
Job opportunities from our community partners in the area of prevention and intervention.