Mission
THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE (SBPAL) BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN YOUTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT. WE MAINTAIN AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY FOR ALL YOUTH AGES 11-18, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE YET FOUND THEIR VOICE OR NICHE. OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, AND FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS SBPAL HAS MAINTAINED A 100% GRADUATION RATE, WITH ALL GRADUATES PURSUING COLLEGE, MILITARY SERVICE, OR TRADE SCHOOL. SINCE 1999, SBPAL HAS EXPANDED FROM SERVING 50 YOUTH TO PROVIDING NO-COST PROGRAMMING TO OVER 1,300 YOUTH ANNUALLY, HELPING THEM DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.