Transforming Communities and Empowering Youth

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In collaboration with the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD), we are committed to fostering safer, healthier, and more resilient communities. Our unified mission focuses on preventing violence and encouraging prosocial behaviors among young people and emerging adults while enhancing the overall well-being of families and neighborhoods.

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Toberman Neighborhood Center’s Gang Intervention Program is a vital force in safeguarding the Harbor Area, delivering life-saving support and stability to individuals, families, and neighborhoods affected by violence. Our trained Community Intervention Workers (CIWs) are embedded in the community—trusted, credible messengers with lived experience and deep local ties who work around the clock to mediate gang conflicts, de-escalate crises, and prevent retaliatory violence.

Our CIWs are on the streets daily providing safe passage, rumor control, and conflict mediation, while mentoring high-risk youth and helping them avoid criminal activity and gang involvement. Their presence deters violence before it escalates and fosters peace in high-tension areas. They hold the strongest License to Operate (LTO) in the Harbor Zone, earned through long-standing trust and credibility with both clients and community stakeholders.

Toberman’s holistic intervention model blends immediate crisis response with wraparound services to support long-term transformation. We provide:

• 24/7 community-based outreach and crisis intervention

• Individualized case management focused on reducing recidivism and supporting life stabilization

• Access to mental health care, housing assistance, reentry support, and employment readiness

• Victim support services and tattoo removal

• Trauma-informed, strength-based counseling

Our specialized case managers conduct comprehensive assessments and develop customized service plans to help clients move beyond gang life and toward stability. With cross-departmental coordination between our Prevention and Intervention teams, we ensure seamless referrals and collaborative care. This integrated approach improves service continuity, strengthens family and youth engagement, and leads to more meaningful, lasting outcomes.

Toberman’s intervention efforts are grounded in data and accountability. Our team tracks progress, evaluates effectiveness, and meets all City and County reporting standards. In the past year alone, our intervention team:

• De-escalated over 75 high-risk incidents, preventing further violence

• Provided ongoing case management for over 200 youth and young adults

• Reduced gang-related activity across the Harbor Area

• Built stronger community trust and public safety

Our work is not only essential—it is irreplaceable. Toberman remains one of the only organizations in the region equipped to address the severity of gang violence with the credibility, capacity, and care required to make a lasting impact. Together, we are transforming trauma into resilience and restoring hope where it’s needed most.