More than a job: WPD officer starts YouTube channel to teach, inform teens in community

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – For Wichita Police Department Officer Jorge “Alex” Avendano, his work with the department’s Juvenile Intervention Unit is more than a job. Avendano recently started a YouTube channel where he tries to keep people in the community informed. In his videos, he aims to teach teens important life skills like changing a tire or dressing for a job interview. His mission is simple. He wants to make a difference in teenagers’ lives. “I wanted to be able to influence our youth in the same way I was influenced and try to help them have a better life and be more successful,” Officer Avendano said. He’s been working for the WPD for 14 years, two of which he’s served as a school resource officer. In September, he became part of WPD’s Juvenile Intervention Unit. Avendano said this has come with some challenges. “It’s been difficult to do our job right now with COVID, just being able to reach out to kids and have some of that connection that I was having at the school,” he said. A little after Wichita schools went to remote learning, Officer Avendano started a Facebook page and recently started the YouTube channel with…
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