{"id":69073,"date":"2016-01-04T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T20:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=69073"},"modified":"2016-01-06T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T22:58:00","slug":"vida-academy-accepting-local-applications-for-spring-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/01\/04\/vida-academy-accepting-local-applications-for-spring-class\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDA accepting local applications for spring class"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_64942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64942\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-64942\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/VIDA-Image-LASD-7.jpg.png\" alt=\"VIDA is designed to redirect \u201cat-risk\u201d youth. (Image courtesy LASD)\" width=\"228\" height=\"254\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VIDA is designed to redirect \u201cat-risk\u201d youth. (Image courtesy LASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LANCASTER &#8211; The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s Vital Intervention Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Academy is accepting local applications for its spring class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 16-week class starts Feb. 10 \u00a0and participants graduate June 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The VIDA Academy is designed for \u201cat-risk\u201d youth between the ages of 11 and 17 who may be struggling with issues such as defiance, anger, failing grades, truancy, family discord and substance abuse.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The program incorporates physical fitness, impulse control, life skills training, emotional management techniques, conflict resolution and community service.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are referred to VIDA through the juvenile courts, schools or by their parents.<br \/>\nTo learn more about the program or to register a participant, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vida.la\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.vida.la<\/a> or call 661-949-6585 for Lancaster or 661-456-3011 for Palmdale.<\/p>\n<h5><em>[Information via news release from the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station.]<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s Vital Intervention Directional Alternatives (VIDA) Academy is accepting local applications for its spring class. The 16-week class starts Feb. 10 \u00a0and participants graduate June 4. The VIDA Academy is designed for \u201cat-risk\u201d youth between the ages of 11 and 17 who may be struggling with issues such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}