The Minneapolis Police Activities League (PAL), is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Its goals are to encourage the healthy and safe development of young people through after-school athletic, recreational and educational activities with Minneapolis police officers serving as coaches, role models and mentors.
PAL is also a neighborhood based juvenile crime prevention program. Minneapolis PAL works in collaboration with the Minneapolis Public School system and the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board to support activities for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 17 years. Minneapolis PAL programs take place after school, on Saturdays and during the summer months. Activities are as diverse as our members and our officers.
The integrity of PAL lies in our ability to create relationships and to work cooperatively with our focus placed on youth. More than 200 Minneapolis Police Officers and dozens more civilian employees and parents volunteer to work with Minneapolis PAL and to serve as role models, mentors, camp counselors and coaches to Minneapolis youth. The Police Department’s participation is grounded in the strong belief that children need the support and guidance of many positive adults in their journey through life toward a goal of healthy adulthood and good citizenship.
