The Chicago Police Department places a strong focus on engagement with the city’s youth. The Office of Community Policing Department actively engages with the city’s youth to increase trust through strategies that positively engage and invest in youth development through a mentoring model of youth-police engagement. The Department also actively engages in networks and youth engagement mechanisms to leverage work being done with youth and families, particularly through schools. The 012 District Youth Explorers volunteer with officers at Maxwell Garden and help plant, weed and tend the garden.