DECATUR, Ga. —Michael Vick has arrived at a suburban Atlanta community center to talk to inner-city youths about how to deal with potentially violent dogs.

The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback entered the New Life Community Center through a back entrance Saturday for an event put on by the Humane Society of the United States.

However, several members of the community were barred from entering the building. The society also refused to allow The Associated Press to enter.

Few teams in the NFL have expressed interest in signing Vick, who has been conditionally reinstated by the league after completing a 23-month federal sentence for running a dogfighting ring in Virginia. Vick has been trying to bolster his image since his release.