Gang Alternatives Program – Promoting a Gangfree lifestyle

My Life, My Choice

Gang Alternatives Program – GAP

Public Service Announcement.

Produced by: Women In Film Los Angeles

Our Gangfree Life

Education

Our programs and education services supply the best practices needed for a comprehensive gang strategy. The US Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence tells an important part of the story regarding what prevention strategies work and what do not based on scientific study.

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Family

Our parenting program reflects the power of prevention, guidance, and opportunity. Parents play a crucial role in their children’s success. You are your child’s first and most important teacher. Learn more about our parenting program that equip and support families to safer path forward.

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Community

We recognize that helping young people starts with helping the communities in which they live and learn. We care about our communities, and have made community clean up services a fundamental part of our core values to help residents actively resist gang activity.

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We Focus on Long term Impact

Key programs that provide children with the tools they need to learn, grow, and thrive.

Gang Prevention

Originally based on the City of Paramount, California GRIP model is continuously updated to meet the best practices in the field of gang prevention. Our Gang Prevention Education program for 2nd, 4th, and 6th graders present both the realities of gang involvement and the alternatives that young people have available to them. The in-school, in-classroom classes run from six to eight weeks, depending on the grade level.

LIBERTY

LIBERTY means “Life Is Being Equal, Responsible, and True to You.” This new program will be offered to LAUSD schools starting in the 2025-2026 school year. In a nutshell it’s a program to teach inclusiveness, diversity, and respect through music, motion, and words.

After School Programs

STEP UP! After School Program was designed to provide positive child development in a safe, fair, and fun environment. This atmosphere allows students to achieve academic, individual, familial, and social goals through our STEP UP! concepts expressed in the program’s key words.
STEP UP! creates educated, contributing, and successful citizens.

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Impact Stats

Since 1986 the Gang Alternatives Program continues to serve thousands of students in the greater Los Angeles area. Educating young people about the realities of gangs involvement is an important step in keeping them Gangfree®.

Gangfree Life Students

1000 +

Daily After School Students

375 +

Summer Youth Students

90 +

Bags of Trash Removed

17000 +

Sq. Ft. of Graffiti Removed

9000000 +

Success Stories

GAP & POLA Keep it Clean Together

GAP’s SYEP empowering local youth to build a cleaner tomorrow with the Port of…

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The Big Impact of Primary Prevention: How It All Matters

From Wilmington Park Elementary to CSULB Aerospace Engineering. Eduardo Sanchez is a true testimony…

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Teen Hip-Hop Workshop: Theatre Of Hearts/Youth First

Check out our SYEP! Teens Learn Hip-Hop Lyric writing lead by BossmanTheGod and award…

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Testimonials

“The best gang prevention program ever conceived, and it works!.”

Mitch Maricich

“GAP has done an amazing job! My students enjoyed the Gangfree Life program. It is very important for kids to learn about the dangers of joining gangs.”

4th grade Teacher - Russell elementary

“GAP does an excellent job at communicating with the students at their level. We hope to have the GAP program again at our school next year”

Teacher - Catskill Elementary

"I regained custody of my youngest daughter and have continued on a sober path. A journey worth fighting for and I give my appreciation to Toni Broussard from my GAP Parenting class in Wilmington."

Amanda Mendoza