The Apple Valley Police Department created the Apple Valley Police Activities League (A.V.P.A.L.) in 2003. This non-profit organization is funded by community support, grants, and a partnership with the Town of Apple Valley and the Apple Valley Police Department. The mission of A.V.P.A.L. is uniting law enforcement and communities by providing youth programs that develop discipline, positive self-image, mutual trust, and respect. A.V.P.A.L. offers several different programs to youth in the Town of Apple Valley. These programs were designed after seeing a need for children of the community to learn proper skills to be a successful and productive part of society. The programs range from after-school activities at the A.V.P.A.L. Gym to the juvenile intervention program known as S.H.O.C.K.