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  • A painting by Jose Ortiz on the walls of Second Chance's main office emphasizes the vital importance of family in the overall health of the community.  The organization's outreach includes counseling, drug education programs, parenting workshops and other assistance in service to at-risk youth.
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  • A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe along Mohar Street in East Salinas. Despite the best efforts of city programs and community policing, the working-class area around Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located has been troubled by gang violence.
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  • A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe along Mohar Street in East Salinas. Despite the best efforts of city programs and community policing, the working-class area around Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located has been troubled by gang violence.
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  • The area near Acosta Plaza in East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, despite the best efforts of city programs and church congregations.
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  • The intersection of Sanborn Road and Laurel Avenue in East Salinas. The area near Acosta Plaza has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, despite the best efforts of city programs and church congregations.
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  • Salinas police officer Jeffrey Lofton, shown, and partner Richard Lopez go door-to-door along Fremont Street to introduce residents to the CASP program. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez goes door-to-door along Fremont Street to introduce residents to the CASP program. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez, who is bilingual, speaks in Spanish to a Fremont Street resident about CASP. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a Fremont Street resident as Richard Lopez looks on. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a resident of Fremont Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Officer Jeffrey Lofton explains some of his duties from his desk at the Hebbron Community Center in Salinas. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • A young skateboarder enjoys La Paz Park, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • KIds buy ice-cream from a vendor at La Paz Park, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Street scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Scenes along East Market Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Scenes along Fremont Street, part of the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez, who is bilingual, speaks in Spanish to a Fremont Street resident about CASP. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a resident of Fremont Street, in the CASP coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton listens to a Fremont Street resident as Richard Lopez looks on. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez takes a protective position as partner Jeffrey Lofton interviews a resident of Fremont Street. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton and Richard Lopez talk with Charlie, a neighborhood resident. The officers make a point of knowing who is in their area and making themselves available for help. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, of which they are an active part, is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez on patrol as part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Salinas police officers Jeffrey Lofton, pictured, on patrol with partner Richard Lopez as part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace. CASP is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Officer Richard Lopez points out how information from schools and parents can lead to a solution in their coverage area. The Community Alliance for Safety and Peace is an ambitious program that aims to steer youth away from gang violence and toward solutions offered by more than 30 local organizations offering alternatives.
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  • Lionela Rivera of Second Chance, left center, runs an after-school art program in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas. Brianna Sandoval, 11, lower left, and 10 year-old Chanelle Plancarte, standing, are regulars at the Breadbox.
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  • Skateboard parking at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional safe space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Jared Lersh, watches over some of the regulars at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Brian Contreras of Second Chance Family and Youth Services explains some of the parameters of the $500,000 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant the organization received from the US Department of Justice.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks to a Fremont Street family about the CASP community policing program, and how they might best make use of the resources the Center offers.
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  • Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks to a Fremont Street family about the CASP community policing program, and how they might best make use of the resources the Center offers.
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  • A young resident of Fremont Street listens shyly as Salinas police officer Richard Lopez talks about the CASP community policing program.
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  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A church steeple at the corner of Wood and Roosevelt, part of the CASP coverage area. The faith community is heavily involved in the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace.
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  • At the Hebbron Center, officer Richard Lopez explains how the team makes connections between probation records, school truancy and shared information from parents.
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  • Officer Lofton, in foreground, and Officer Lopez on patrol near Cesar Chavez Park in the Hebbron neighborhood of Salinas.
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  • A detail from the CASP officer's bulletin boards at the Hebbron Center. The team’s approach encourages dialogue, cooperation and communication.
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  • Snapshots of some of the kids officers Lofton and Lopez have worked with in the community. The CASP second floor office at the Hebbron Center is full of mementos children and their families have given to the police.
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  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A child enjoys the swing at a backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • A backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, part of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace coverage area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton have gotten to know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • Young people hold hands at a backyard wedding on Ragsdale Court, which is in the CASP policing area. Salinas police officers Richard Lopez and Jeffrey Lofton know many of the residents of this neighborhood.
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  • An empty lot still signposted as under development in the Hebbron CASP policing area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
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  • Children play at a yard sale along N. Hebbron Avenue, part of the CASP coverage area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
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  • Detail of a corkboard in the CASP second floor offices at the Hebbron Center. The officers do their best to make helpful information available to address the neighborhood's concerns.
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  • At the end of the school day, officers Lofton and Lopez keep watch outside the Hebbron Center as parents pick up their kids from the bus stop.
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  • Officer Jeffrey Lofton outside the Hebbron Center, as he keeps a close watch on parents picking up their kids from the bus stop.
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  • A detailed map of the area under the supervision of Officers Lofton and Lopez on the wall of their office at the Hebbron Center.
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  • The Hebbron Community Center, on the corner of N. Hebbron Avenue and Fremont Street. Officers Lofton and Lopez have a permanent office on the second floor.
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  • An empty lot along Fremont Street still signposted as under development in the Hebbron ASP policing area. Officers Lofton and Lopez know virtually all the families in this neighborhood.
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  • Christmas decorations in Second Chance's office in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility shared with the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Parents and friends pray at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Crosses mark the names of the dead at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • From left, Christian Miranda,11, Elmer Hernandez, 10 Jakob Marotta, 11, and Natalie Plancarte, 13, make good use of a sunny afternoon behind the building housing Second Chance and the Breadbox Recreation Center in Salinas.
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  • Margarita Rios, left, and her husband Gregorio, from Seaside at a mid-November dedication ceremony at Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial to victims of violence in Monterey County. Their nephew, Juan Guillen, of Salinas, was one.
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  • Flora Cristobal, left, holds a cross with the name of her son Rodolfo, who was a victim of violence. Rodolfo's sister Cristina wears a shirt with her brother's photograph on it - on the right is her sister Barbara. On Sunday in Closter Park, the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • Children play in a tree near the intersection of Sanborn Road and Laurel Avenue in East Salinas. The area near Acosta Plaza has been troubled by sporadic gang violence.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception. The United Methodist Church of East Salinas appeals for peace.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception. The United Methodist Church of East Salinas appeals for peace.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception.
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  • Bright posters line the entrance to Second Chance's office in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility shared with the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Kevin Hernandez, 8, sporting a black eye, and friends have a safe place to play thanks to the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Family and friends pray at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Gregorio Rios, from Seaside, holds a cross with his nephew’s name on it at a mid-November dedication ceremony at Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial to victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • Photographs of loved ones lost to violence at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • 18 year-old Eduardo Rucobo comes to the Breadbox Recreation Center to have a safe, wholesome place to play that is off the streets. A City of Salinas facility, the building is shared by Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Gabriela Valencia takes time to remember at a somber dedication ceremony last November. The memorial in Closter Park is for victims of violence in Monterey County, and the plaque on the stone declares it “a living memorial to our loved ones lost to violence,” one whose aim is “to bring hope, peace, love, comfort, and healing.”
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  • Parents and family stand quietly at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Kids enjoy the computer center at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional safe place for kids to play after school and on weekends. A City of Salinas facility, the building is shared by Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • From left, Kevin Hernandez, 8, and Hugo Barraza, 10, have a safe place to play thanks to the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Kids play in the shade at Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • Saul Santoyo, 11, is enthusiastic about practicing, as he learns guitar from Felix Miranda at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Liz Santoyo, 7, really enjoys Felix Miranda's open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Using his phone, student Chuy Torres plays a chord progression from a popular Juanes song for Felix Miranda, who is teaching the music to his class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Diego Martinez, 13, is all concentration at Felix Miranda's open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Chuy Torres, clad in a "Guitars Not Guns" t-shirt, waits his turn to perform with Felix Miranda's guitar class during First Friday, a Salinas tradition on Main Street each month. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Emily Ruelas, 13, takes cues from student Gustavo Montoro at Felix Miranda's open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Felix Miranda leads his guitar class in a public performance in front of the CHISPA building during First Friday, a Salinas tradition on Main Street each month. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Rosa Rondin, 15, practices at Felix Miranda's open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. All ages and abilities are welcome. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Ivan Pedraza, 16, and Diego Martinez, 13, study song lyrics at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Felix Miranda, right, teaches an open guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas, and offers two levels of instruction for young people. Student Gustavo Montoro, 13, reads lyrics in the background. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Felix Miranda distributes song lyrics to his guitar class at CHISPA's Roosevelt Townhomes in Salinas. Although the organization is primarily an affordable housing developer, CHISPA's community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • Gustavo Montoro, 13, an advanced student in Felix Miranda's guitar class, waits for his cue at a public performance in front of the CHISPA building during First Friday, a Salinas tradition on Main Street each month. Although CHISPA is primarily an affordable housing developer, the organization’s community services department provides an extensive set of programs and activities for residents, including after-school programs, adult literacy education, parenting classes, health education and screenings, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County, leadership skills training, arts and crafts, music and dance classes, and English as a Second Language.
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  • From left, Ivan Nolasco, 19, and Julianne Hunsdorfer, 22, watch Gaspar Caballero, 14, rock out on Guitar Hero 3 at the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas. Caballero is a student at Alisal High School, and Hunsdorfer is a Recreation Program Specialist with the City of Salinas Parks and Community Services Department. 
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  • One happy Girl Scout, five year-old Angelina Villegas does her homework at the Alisal Program Center near Closter Park in Salinas. Through the center, these girls have a wealth of safe after-school activities from Monday through Friday.
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  • From left, Elvira, 7, Jessica, 6, and Stormy Ferrel, 4, sign in at the El Dorado Park Recreation Center for a four-hour City of Salinas Parks and Community Services program in which they can use the play facilities under gentle supervision.
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  • La Rondalla Alisal performs at a free program of Latin jazz, salsa, and mariachi on Sunday, May 22nd at ACFA, the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts in east Salinas. The show included performances from acclaimed Texas State University groups Salsa del Río and Mariachi Nueva Generación.
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  • Viviana Reyes, 7, takes a smile break from her homework after school at the César Chávez Library in Salinas
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  • Scenes from the Take It Outside California event on Sunday at Natividad Creek Park in Salinas. The all-day program featured a multitude of outdoor activities, invluding a skate jam, musical and spoken word performances, and information from local organizations on health and community involvement for families.
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  • Making paper bag puppets at a summer enrichment program at the Cesar Chavez Library in east Salinas, CA.
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  • Tony Castro, left, is cool and calm while Jovanny Melo’s body language says it all during their after-school game of Jenga at the Hebbron Family Center on Monday. The boys are both 10, and in the fifth-grade at Loma Vista Elementary School in Salinas.  <br />
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Jenga is a game of patience and dexterity, quite popular since its introduction to the USA in the mid-1980s. The name Jenga is from Swahili, meaning “to build.” The trick, of course, is not only to remove a tile from the original tower of 54, but to replace it at the top, creating an increasingly unstable structure until… <br />
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Kids visiting the Hebbron Family Center can get help with their homework from staff, play games, use the computers, take karate classes, and join a variety of other enrichment activities throughout the year. <br />
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The City of Salinas Recreation-Park Division offers free after school programs for youth at several of its recreation facilities Monday - Friday between the hours of 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. These programs offer a safe, fun and positive environment for youth. For more information, please visit http://www.ci.salinas.ca.us/services/recreation/kids_programs.cfm
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  • From left, Salvador Martinez, 12, Salvador Mexicano, 11, and Jesús Saldaña, 11, take a break from shooting hoops at the Breadbox Recreation Center on Monday in Salinas. The City of Salinas Recreation-Park Division offers free after school programs for youth at several of its recreation facilities Monday-Friday between the hours of 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. These programs offer a safe, fun and positive environment where youth can participate in a variety of enrichment activities in a recreational setting. Staff is available for homework assistance and computer access is available at some locations.
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  • Jose Tinoco completes an end-of-program survey at the Silver Star Resource Center in Salinas. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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  • Tutor Bryant Jimenez and Program Director Marlene Vanzant go over student papers at the L.I.F.E. Is For Everyone after-school program, held Tuesday through Friday at the La Sagrada Familia United Methodist Church in east Salinas. Close to fifty local children attend these free, non-religious tutoring classes, which offer homework help, advisors for special projects, snacks, computer access and safe recreation under adult supervision.
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  • David Jimenez is all smiles as the group waits to play laser tag during a Saturday field trip for the whole group. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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  • From left, Cristian Diaz, David Jimenez, Javier Jimenez and Jose Tinoco pose for a photograph on a Saturday field trip with the whole group to the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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  • Kimberley Perez and mentor Roxy Hernandez on a beautiful afternoon during a Saturday field trip to the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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  • Program Director Marlene Vanzant takes attendance at the L.I.F.E. Is For Everyone after-school program, which is held Tuesday through Friday at the La Sagrada Familia United Methodist Church in east Salinas. Close to fifty local children attend these free, non-religious tutoring classes, which offer homework help, advisors for special projects, snacks, computer access and safe recreation under adult supervision.
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  • Mentor Leo Jimenez and Manny Ochoa (not his real name)  participate in a confidence exercise at the Silver Star Resource Center in Salinas. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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  • Victor Perez, center, and mentor Anna Camberos smile as the next round of the the “Titanic” friendship game is called out at the Silver Star Resource Center in Salinas. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
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