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Alameda County is safest when you invest.

We believe that Alameda County is safest when our least served communities have family-supporting jobs, youth have the freedom to play, create and learn, and all find a healthy, supportive and vibrant community.

When DSAL was founded, there were very few positive options for recreation or activities for kids after school in the Ashland/Cherryland neighborhoods. 

As we connected with youth and families, we realized the need to address deeper issues, like unemployment, lack of investment in the unincorporated areas, and social and political disconnection. 

We now see DSAL’s mission in a larger framework of social equity, community-led economic empowerment, and creative placemaking: creating a profound change in how law enforcement serves the community. 

We operate Health & Fitness programs, engage the community in creative placemaking, and run a low-cost Commercial Kitchen - a social enterprise that incubates new food-related businesses, bringing culinary diversity, and jobs to our area. 

We are part of a multi-year public safety initiative focusing on community policing, reentry, and economic development.