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“The Ropes Challenge Adventure Course” was developed as a companion program to the “Evening With a Cop Program.” Feeling a more personal involvement in the lives of the youth was needed, the program allows selected youth leaders and at-risk youth to participate with police officers, city and civic leaders in a rustic day camp, cookout and ropes course experience. This program enhances the availability of one-on-one conversations between the youth, officers and city leaders through the cookouts, singing, dancing and games that take place during the program.
The Ropes Challenge Course encourages teamwork between the students and officers, and a strong individual effort that builds self-esteem within each participant.
The purpose of this program is to get a positive understanding with the youth, to provide positive role models to build and reinforce self-esteem, and to relate to youth as partners in life and leaders of tomorrow. This program allows youth to see another side of police officers, and allows them to talk in a more relaxed atmosphere.
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