AH Police Department begins youth mentoring program

The Airway Heights Police Department is taking a proactive approach in helping the youth of the community.

The department partnered with Spokane Regional Health District’s Neighborhood Matters program, Cheney Public Schools and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest to create a youth mentoring program. The program consists of police officers spending time with youth in Airway Heights as a way to keep them out of trouble.

The program started after Heather Wallace, SRHD health specialist with the Neighborhood Matters program, began hosting Community Cafe meetings in Airway Heights over...