Guardian Angels

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Guardian Angels

Founded	February 13, 1979
Founder	Curtis Sliwa
Focus	Public Safety
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Area served	Global
Website	www.guardianangels.org

The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13, 1979, in New York City by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 13 countries worldwide.^[1]

Sliwa originally created the Guardian Angels to combat widespread violence and crime on the New York City Subway system. The organization originally trained members to make citizen's arrests for violent crimes. They patrolled streets and neighborhoods without involving police or any outside authority^[2] but also provided educational programs for schools and businesses.