Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives
1615 California Street - Suite 712
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: 303-893-GANG (4264) or 1-800-ASK-GANG
Fax: 303-893-4208
Email: info@opendooryouth.org
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
1) To provide positive alternative activities designed to deter gang recruitment and youth violence through in-school and after-school programming;
2) To communicate with at-risk youth and gang members to reduce gang recruitment activities and gang violence through direct interaction on the streets;
3) To continue to maintain an on-going presence in the community in order to foster a belief among at-risk youth and gang members that there are people committed to them by building partnerships with community service organizations, corporations and local government;
4) To educate the community at-large about the issues and root causes that result in gang recruitment, involvement and violence through public speaking activities;
5) To cooperate with other youth-serving agencies in an effort to assist with one-on-one court mandated counseling sessions; and
6) To provide parenting sessions in an effort to increase parenting skills and problem solving abilities.
For almost 20 years, Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives has been working hard to help curb violence in the Denver Metro area. Here's how you can help expand our efforts: