Our Programs

Learn, grow, and gain real-world skills through PAL KCK programs. With guidance from dedicated mentors and KCKPD police officers, youth build confidence, explore new opportunities, and develop the tools they need to succeed.

Choose Your Program:

high schooler shooting arrow in youth archery program

Archery

Builds kids’ focus, discipline, and confidence through a combination of physical and mental skill development.

Art

Cultivates a student’s natural interest in art and helps him or her improve skills, techniques and knowledge of drawing and painting. 

Driver’s Education

Mentors students through the process of earning a driver’s permit and a Kansas license.

Fitness & Boxing

Fitness training includes a broad range of cardiovascular activities, such as running, jump rope, climbing and weight training.
Kansas City, Kansas Youth in the Police Athletic League Garden

Gardening & Nutrition

Kids work with mentors to plant, grow, and harvest produce, tend chickens and bees, and learn to prepare healthy meals from the food they’ve raised.

Gun Safety & Marksmanship

In addition to offering kids a combination of physical and mental skill development, the program helps youths gain a respectful understanding of safe gun use for sport.

Hunting

Teaching kids to hunt teaches attention to detail, builds confidence & a strong sense of responsibility. This creates a deeper appreciation for the natural world and their place in it.

Fishing & Camping

Fishing is well known for its therapeutic value, and simply spending time outdoors is healthy and calming and can promote a stronger sense of well-being. PAL KCK kids will learn the ins and outs of a rod and reel, tackle and casting.

Low Rider Bicycle Club

 This popular and fun program gives kids access to affordable, sustainable means of transportation in addition to practical and marketable skills in design and mechanics.