El
Centro Del Pueblo Consortium
Los Angeles Bridges Program at Virgil Middle School
El Centro Del Pueblo is the Lead-Agency in collaboration with several community-based organizations that is funded by the City of Los Angeles, Community Development Department. Our Los Angeles Bridges Program is located at Virgil Middle School in the Family Resource Center. Our program is designed to provide an anti-gang/high risk intervention program by serving the youth and families with prevention and intervention services.
The mission of the Los Angeles Bridges Program at Virgil Middle School is to empower, strengthen, and educate the Virgil community by involving all stake holders to increase safety, community action, and solidarity in unity through diversity. Our Los Angeles Bridges Program is able to serve the Virgil Middle School surrounding areas by expanding the services into the multiethnic community. All services are no cost to the youth and families in the community. Services are provided in multiple languages: Spanish, English, and Pilipino/Tagalong.
El Centro Del Pueblo Los Angeles Bridges Consortium Partners:
El
Centro Del Pueblo Virgil
Middle School P.
F. Bresee Foundation Hollywood
Sunset Free Clinic |
Jovenes,
Inc.
Central
City Action Committee In
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans Los
Angeles Commission on Assault Against Women |
Who
qualifies for the program? Who
can make a referral? |
What
services are provided? • Mental Health Counseling • Case Management Service • Parenting Classes • Mentoring Youth Program • Anger-Management Classes • Community Service Program • Parent Support Groups • Tutoring Program • Youth Support Groups • Organized Sports Program • Medical Services Program • Top Sail Program • Health Education Program • Recreational /Arts Program • Transportation Program • Field Trips Incentive Program |
Collaboration Resources:
• Los Angeles Police Department-Jeopardy Program-Rampart Department
• Los Angeles Police Department-Impact Program-Central Department
El
Centro Del Pueblo Consortium
Los Angeles Bridges Program at Virgil Middle School
Community
Education:
• The Educational Community Program provides workshops for the parents,
youth, and community members in order to enhance current issues that could develop
into social problems that could affect our communities. This component empowers
all stakeholders to involve themselves in taking community action. The workshops
are offered monthly with different topics each month with leaders of the community,
special speakers relating to the topic and different organizations to strengthen
the education.
Community
Meetings: Bridges Action Neighborhood Network
• This meeting are held bi-monthly in the Virgil community area in order
to increase community solidarity and empowering the community as a whole to
strengthening community safety involving all stakeholders.
| Stakeholders:
• Community Members • Los Angeles Police Department –Rampart • Community Youth • Los Angeles Unified School Police Department • Council-Member’s Office 13th District • Community Businesses • L. A. Bridges Consortium Partners • Senior Lead Officer-Rampart Department • Father Richard Estrada (Priest) |
Elba
M. Salmeron El
Centro Del Pueblo Tel:
(213) 368-2800 ext. 2823 |