Guardian Angels
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| Founded | February 14, 1979 |
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| Founder | Curtis Sliwa |
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Region served | Global |
| Website | guardianangels.org |
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focus. It should be removed.The Guardian Angels is an American nonprofit volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The organization was founded by Curtis Sliwa in New York City on February 14, 1979.
Sliwa originally created the Guardian Angels to combat violence and crime on the New York City Subway. The organization originally trained members to make citizen's arrests for violent crimes. Members patrolled streets and neighborhoods without involving the police or any external authority, and they provided educational programs for schools and businesses.
In December 2024, Sliwa told the New York Post that the group's focus would shift to include wellness checks on homeless people, as well as people who seemed emotionally distressed.