Pal Brochure

PAL LOCATIONS:
Monument PAL Center

3450 Monument Road
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Ext. 402
Northside PAL Center
2165 West 33rd Street
Ext. 403
Eastside PAL Center
1050 Franklin Street
Ext. 404
Westside PAL Center
441 Day Avenue
Ext. 405
Palm Avenue Exceptional
Student Center TEAM UP
1301 W. Palm Avenue
(904) 693-7516 Ext. 138
R.L. Brown Elementary TEAM UP
1535 Milnor Street
Jacksonville, FL32206
(904) 630-6570 Ext. 238
OUR PROGRAMS:
PROVEN RESULTS:
Nationally Accredited After School Education Programs
More than 500 students receive daily homework assistance,
academic enrichment, life skills training and leadership
development during out of school time.
Year Round and Seasonal Athletic Programs
More than 2,000 student athletes participate in sports programs
annually. Sport Programs offered: Basketball, Track and Field,
Boxing, Cheerleading, Karate, Flag Football and Tackle Football.

Athletic Tutoring
Athletes with a GPA below 2.0 are required to attend tutoring twice
a week in order to remain eligible for athletic competition.
Youth Directors Council
(PALs Teen Leadership Program)
When students graduate from PALs after school program, they
move up to our Youth Directors Council where we offer leadership
development and college/workforce readiness preparation.
Mentoring
The PAL Mentoring program offers children of our community
extra guidance and support through a one-on-one relationship with
an adult mentor.
Summer Camps
The PAL summer camps are going full STEAM ahead as PAL
teams up with NASA to offer Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts and Math activities
WWW.JAXPAL.COM * This program is funded in whole or
in part by the Jacksonville Children's
Commission.
96% of PAL after school students were promoted on time
to the next grade level.
85% of students enrolled in our afterschool program were
absent less than ten days from school.
There was a 35% reduction in violent incidences at
Mallison Park after PAL took over the park.
With a PAL center at the Eastside, the local neighborhood
has seen a 47% reduction in crimes against person, and
a nearly 82% decrease in drug
complaints/incidences.
(904) 854-6555
WHO WE ARE:
Our Mission:
The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville
enriches the lives of children by creating positive
relationships between law enforcement offcers
and the youth of our community through
educational, athletic and leadership programs.
Our Students:
The vast majority of PAL
kids live in zip codes
which have the highest
concentration of risk
factors for raising a child:
highest percentage of
poverty, lowest average
median income, highest
incidence of unemployment, teen pregnancy,
STD/HIV/AIDS, births to unwed mothers,
single parent households and high school
drop-outs.
Our Approach:
Our sports program is the "hook" to attract
students to PAL where we can provide academic
assistance, life skills instruction and mentoring
from positive role models.
Serving between 500 and 1,000 children and
youth daily, PAL builds friendships between
Jacksonville law enforcement offcers and the
children we serve. Our program model is based
on the proven notion that if a young person
respects a police offcer on the ball feld, in
the gym or classroom, they will likely come to
respect the laws that police offcers enforce.
WWW.JAXPAL.COM
JACKSONVILLE'S CHOICE
JUVENILE CRIME OR SAFE LEARNING TIME
America's law enforcement leaders know from
experience, and research shows, that the "prime
time" for juvenile crime is after school between
3 and 6 p.m.
Investing in after school programs saves
communities money. Experts estimate that we
save between $1.7 and $2.3 million for each at-risk
youth prevented from adopting a life of crime.
THE NEED:
What once began out of the trunk of a police
offcer's car has grown to serve more than 2,600
children annually. Due to the demand for
increased program services, we have the
opportunity to impact the lives of even more
children and neighborhoods.
As a community, we can choose to fund these
programs now or pay the price later. With your
support we can continue to build good citizens;
thereby, creating a better future for all of us.
TESTIMONIALS:
"PAL helped me pass the
FCAT. I also am getting good
grades because of PAL!"
-Allison, age 9
"Without PAL, I would be
stuck at home and not at a safe
place."
- Carla, age 13
"PAL has actually changed my parent's lives
because now they are not mad at me for not
doing my homework."
-India, age 8
"PAL has helped me to solve problems."
-Eddy, age 9
"PAL is my home away from home."
-Denisha, PAL Graduate
"PAL has done a wonderful job with my son. Last
year, he was a D average student, this year, he
has pulled his grades up to A's and B's with one
C in reading. The teacher has asked me to send in
his reading book every day. I want to express my
gratitude."
-PAL Parent
Did You Know???
Programs like
PAL's have been
proven to produce
benefts to the public
of $3 for every
dollar spent.

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