About Us

The El Centro Police Activities League is a self-funded non-profit youth crime prevention program founded by the 
El Centro Police Department in 1994. Youth from all over Imperial County attending our programs.          (El Centro Brawley, Calexico, Imperial, Seeley, Heber, Holtville and Calipatria).  At El Centro PAL we provided affordable quality afterschool programs with a law enforcement mentoring nexus and a crime prevention message.
El Centro PAL presently operates a youth center and serves youth with programs such as Soccer, Wrestling, Boxing, Golf, Softball, Bicycle Repair and Safety, Arts and Crafts, Cooking, and educational programs. In 2026-27 El Centro PAL is deploying Project Deter, an informative project that talks to youth and their parents on the misuse and addiction to opioids.  

Read the article on El Centro PAL  in 
​IV San Diego Currents



Board of Directors
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President - Joe Jack Barker

Vice President - Efrain Tanori

Treasurer- Sandy Liera

Secretary- Andra Alford

Directors
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Simon Canalez
​ Chanel Esquivel
Adrianna Kirby
Ruben Castro
​Douglas Newland
​Jason Jackson

Edward Preciado
Executive Director

Tony Gutierrez
Programs & Events Director
El Centro PAL Sports Representative
Rafael Peraza
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Finance Committee
 Efrain Tanori
Douglas Newland
Simon Canalez
​Adriana Kirby

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El Centro PAL Youth Center​

1100 North 4th St. El Centro Ca. 92243

760-337-3577