Family Intervention Team (FIT)

Family Intervention Team – FIT works with middle and high school aged boys who are at risk of joining a gang. The team includes former gang members and retired law enforcement officers. Boys who meet the criteria are invited to join FIT.

Small groups meet at schools once a week.  In addition, FIT provides home visits and one on one case management over the 10 weeks that the boy is enrolled in the program. Topics covered in the group sessions include:

  • Family communication

  • Gangs & the Streets

  • Role Models

  • Respect or Fear

  • Friends & Peer Pressure

  • Substance Abuse

To find out if your son qualifies for FIT please contact your school administrator or contact COMPACT at (760) 839-4515 or email mdijak@educationcompact.org.

To save time enrollment forms can be filled out here: