Sheriff's Vital Intervention Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Academy is currently accepting applications for the fall class.

Tuesday July 21, 2015, 2:55 PM LASD - Altadena Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, Sheriff

Community: Sheriff's Vital Intervention Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Academy is currently accepting applications for the fall class.   The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Vital Intervention Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Academy is currently accepting applications for the fall class. The 16 week fall class will start on August 22, 2015 and graduate on December 12, 2015. The VIDA Academy is designed for “at-risk” youth between the ages of 11 and 17 ½ to learn how to make better life choices and take responsibility for their future. VIDA is designed to redirect “at-risk” youth with issues such as defiance, anger, failing grades, truancy, family discord and substance abuse. VIDA incorporates physical fitness training, impulse control, life skill training, emotional management techniques, parent-teen and conflict resolution. Participants are referred to VIDA through the Juvenile Courts, schools or by their parents.  VIDA is an opportunity for participants to work with law enforcement and other community-based organizations to create positive influences in their lives that will encourage them to succeed. If you think you might have a youth who can benefit from such a program please visit www.vida.la or call 661 753 6293. Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org/ To receive detailed, up-to-date information directly from Altadena Station via e-mail, register for "Nixle" alerts at www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD-Altadena Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff" and also register for LASD-HQ Newsroom (SHB). Or, text your zip code to 888777 to receive text alerts only. Standard text messaging rates may apply, depending on your calling plan. Visit the Altadena Sheriff's Station Web Page: http://www.altadena.lasd.org Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AltadenaSheriffsStation Follow Altadena Nixle: http://local.nixle.com/lasd---altadena-station-los-angeles-county-sheriff/ Follow Altadena Twitter: http://twitter.com/@ALDLASD Follow Deputy Paige’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/@LasdDan Address/Location LASD - Altadena Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff 780 East Altadena Drive Altadena, CA 91001 Contact Emergency: 9-1-1 Non-emergencies: 626-798-1131 Altadena Sheriff Station altadena@lasd.org 626-798-1131   For full details, view this message on the web.

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