Dallas Police Youth Foundation

Youth Outreach Unit programs are not data driven, but could be described as strategic given their (the Department's) limited resources, and geared more towards relationships and culture and not necessarily towards outcomes that can be measured numerically. Public perception and trust. Notably, while DPD has long been on the forefront of youth community engagement efforts, recent events have afforded new opportunities to introduce ever innovative approaches to initiating a meaningful dialogue with our community's youth through the use of various social media platforms.

Our Needs

Funding will support the Dallas Police Department's Youth Outreach Unit (YOU) as they interact and mentor Dallas' youth, primarily ages 8-18. Specifically, DPYF seeks funding to operate mentoring centric Police Activities/ Athletics League (PAL) Programs such as, basketball, boxing, music, girl empowerment, chess, and yoga in conjunction with Dallas Police YOU and the Dallas Park and Recreation Department. Additional mentoring centric youth outreach programs funded by DPYF and community donations include the Dallas Police Explorer Program, Junior Explorer Program, the Junior Police Academy, and the Blue in the School Program.