A NEW YEAR MEANS A NEW NAME AND A RENEWED MISSION! 

Welcome to Apopka United Against Gangs, Inc. d.b.a. Apopka Gang Awareness, Prevention and Education. The name and web site has changed, but our mission remains the same...to increase awareness about gangs in Apopka and Northwest Orange county, Florida through:

 

  • Public speaking engagements to area groups and businesses
  • Volunteering with local service agencies serving at risk youth
  • Providing resources about gangs and gang prevention
  • Offering public workshops in the community

We are dedicated to "breaking the chain" that links  our at risk youth to possible gang involvement.

Increasing gang awareness leads to prevention and safer communities. Throughout our web site you'll find ways to get involved as a volunteer, knowing how, when and why to report grafitti or how to start a Neighborhood Watch program. Every little bit helps & sends a message to gangs that we're committed to  keeping our children and community safe and "gang free".

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KEEPING UP WITH A.G.A.P.E.

As part of our renewed mission to increase gang awareness, you'll find us out and about in the community volunteering, teaching, sharing our message through public speaking, or keeping our city "debris and graffiti free"!

We welcome you to join us or attend a presentation to learn more. Click on the adjacent link to contact us and find out where we'll be next!

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SPEAKERS NOW AVAILABLE 

Want to learn more about gangs and gang  prevention? Click on the link below to complete a speaker request form. Upon receipt of your request,   a member of our organization will contact you to schedule a speaking engagment.   

TEEN INMATE SAYS GANG IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FAMILY

The following letter was sent to "Dear Abby" and printed in the Orlando Sentinel on June 29, 2011.

Dear Abby: I'm a 16-year-old gang banger looking at spending the rest of my life isolated in a little bird cage. Everyday I ask myself the same questions. Was it really worth throwing my life away? All I did was help a "homeboy" from getting hurt. I got caught and was convicted on eight charges that led to more than four consecutive life sentences. That ain't no joke! The sad part of it is that the so-called homeboy turned his back on me when I needed him most. I should've pulled away when I could've.

The main reason for this letter is to help parents and teens like myself who are choosing the wrong path to realize what you're getting into while there is still time. Tell parents out there, if you see your kid is messing up in school, using drugs, hanging with the wrong crowd, anything that would lead to gang affiliation, reach out and help them before they're in too deep. They (teens) turn toward gang life in search of the love they need from their family. Or they want to fit in and be cool.

To all the gang bangers who think you're cool and being a gangster; get away from it while you still can. It may be fun at the moment, but it's not when you get caught and you have to spend the rest of your life behind bars...Trust me, when you're behind bars thinking about what you did, you'll be missing your family the most. You think your homeboys are going to be there for you? Well, let me tell you this...they're not! I guarantee you that the only people who are actually willing to change places with you are your parents. Your REAL family.

Homesick Homeboy

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