“Many of my friends at school look at LAPD officers in the wrong way, but once you get to know them like I have, your opinion changes so much. I have a great bond with them and I know I can talk to them about anything. I am growing up in a very dangerous part of East Hollywood with many local gangs roaming around my house and neighborhood. But with this program I am able to stay out of gangs, do well in school and be a man who stands for good and not bad. I am grateful for that.”