PAL ACHIEVES ITS MISSION OF "COPS HELPING KIDS," BY PROVIDING FREE ATHLETIC, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING IN MORE THAN 18 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA-EACH SUPERVISED BY FULL-TIME PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICERS. PAL SEEKS TO REDUCE CRIME AROUND OUR CENTERS, IMPROVE CHARACTER AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AMONG PHILADELPHIA'S MOST AT-RISK YOUTH.