Operation No Gangs Services
Services     September -  December 2008

    Instant-result drug testing, $18 (your El Paso, TX/Anthony, NM location)

     Community service opportunities, El Paso/Dona Ana Co. area

-       Last Saturday of each month, 2008-2009 (highway cleanup), all ages

By appointment, various duties/opportunities (i.e. presentations, general housekeeping/maintenance, event cleanup, parking guide)

-       Does your agency need our manpower? Let us know if we can help.

     Teen Classes  
Respect/Manners/Decorum and Etiquette classes for 2008 Teens, 1 session

       1st Saturday of each month 2008, El Paso          

Better communication with your parents and teachers, 1 session

       2nd Saturday of each month 2008, El Paso

Anger management, 12 2-hour sessions, Tuesdays 7-9 pm, Anthony, NM

                                                             Sundays 5 - 7pm, El Paso

      Gang Awareness/Prevention classes (youth aged 12 - 17), 15 sessions, Friday evenings, TBA El Paso

     Parent Education: signs of gang involvement; signs of possible drug use; understanding youth culture 2008, with a focus on the culture of the Hispanic family

    



Peer-based Motivational Presentations for Teens, School Staff and Parents    gang dangers/awareness, drugs, bullying, STDs, dating, attitude and behavior, goal setting, parent-child communication, career and future

            Presentation Topic list www.operationnogangs.org/topics.html      

               
Krump Dancers Character-Building presentations:
Attitude, Relationships, Communication and Decision-Making  

    

      

       Gang-issue intervention (individual students, groups) $75/hr.

      Truancy intervention plan assistance-intervention, $75/hr.

Gang stats Paso del Norte Region 11/08

505 gangs El Paso, TX

650 gangs Juarez, Chihuahua MX

32 gangs Dona Ana County, NM

El Paso average age of gang membership start, 12

New gang communication: Internet websites, MySpace, Text messaging

Mission and Goals

To provide meaningful, memorable, culturally relevant faith-based on-location educational presentations and seminars to West Texas/Southern New Mexico parents and youth which

    aid in making educated and informed decisions about healthy and moral behavioral practices;

    assist youth in developing forward-thinking attitudes about family, use of their time, their associations, their community, education and career;

    encourage parents to get involved in their children's lives, their education and in community endeavors;

help individuals understand their relationship to family, community and God so that each person is able to fulfill his/her callings in life and to appropriately understand and meet obligations to same