On June 1, 2011 Senator Wyden, Chief Reese and Parkrose School Superintendent Dr. Karen Fischer Gray helped Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Gang Resistance Education and Training program. This critical program helps keep kids out of gangs. G.R.E.A.T, Gangs Resistance Education and Training is a program that gives students the tools they need to avoid becoming involved in gangs. GREAT celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Senator Ron Wyden and Portland Police Chief Michael Reese noted the anniversary by meeting with 270 students of Parkrose Middle School who have graduated from the program. Last month, Wyden joined with city and county officials to say that that with gang violence on the increase now is not the time to reduce federal spending on anti-gang programs. G.R.E.A.T is one of those programs.