On Thursday, December 21,
2017, members of the Youth Police Advisory Council (YPAC), along with the
Houston Police Department's Community Outreach Unit, hosted a Christmas social
and gift-giving event for disadvantaged senior citizens.
The special Christmas party
was held at the J.W. Peavey Multi-service Center, where senior citizens
gathered to find a surprise holiday celebration, complete with food, games, and
gifts.
YPAC fosters communication
and trust between the HPD and area youth. Since 1997, the council has provided
a forum where a diverse, volunteer group of high school teenagers meet with the
Chief of Police, other police officials and adult mentors to share and discuss
issues of importance to Houston's youth, with an emphasis on law enforcement
topics.
