Officers and dozens of community groups put together an event called 'Peace in the Park' at Mountain View Park on Saturday designed to highlight recent efforts to reduce crime.
“When you feel safe, then that makes the kids feel safe,” said Sonny Pereyra, a father enjoying the park with his son Kaleb.
He says he appreciates the efforts by police to ensure his son’s safety. Kaleb attends school just down the street. The neighborhood is filled with young kids. That’s why community groups say it’s essential to offer outreach programs with mentors who can relate to what kids could face. Benny Madrid, for example, set up a tent at Saturday’s event offering information about “Street Anonymous," a program designed to help keep kids out of gangs. Madrid shared with NBC 7 he grew up in a gang himself.
“Our class is growing so much out of word of mouth,” he said. “I love to see the transformation in people’s lives…when they get down to the root of the problem and they yank it out themselves.”
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