Teen Safety

Safer summers: Cities, nonprofits, police work to engage, protect teens during break

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley offer teens STEM and workforce-readiness programs at its various locations in the Valley.

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Gilbert’s recreation centers provide a safe space for teens to enjoy their summers.

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Police in Queen Creek reach out to kids and teens in an effort to be a friendly face youth can turn to.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley also offers plenty of opportunities for teens just to have fun.

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Josh Stine

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Keeping kids out of and away from trouble during the summer has long challenged parents, but this year there’s an added urgency to that quest.

This is the first summer break since the October murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord in Queen Creek, as well as the law enforcement crackdown on the “Gilbert Goons” who are accused of assaulting, beating and robbing several teens throughout the southeast Valley.

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