News Coverage
ICYMI: Calaveras County Native To Head Probation Office
By Tracey Petersen in mymotherlode.com
County offers virtual therapy to individuals on probation
By Mike Aldax in the Richmond Standard
The Contra Costa County Probation Department has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Talkspace to provide free virtual therapy to individuals who are on probation.
The new offering, set to launch Wednesday, “will allow clients under probation supervision to engage in therapy with a dedicated provider, matched based on individual needs,” according to County officials.
Camp Singer youth win best in show in build contest
By Michaela Harris In the Appeal Democrat
Youth at the Maxine Singer Youth Guidance Center – also called Camp Singer – were awarded Best in Show as well as Safety Officer of the Year on May 3 and 4 during a building competition in Sacramento.
ICYMI:COMMUNITY KICK-OFF EVENT County Self-Assessment Launch
April 18, 2023: Deputy Chief Probation Officer, Brad Michnevich, presented at the Sonoma County Family, Youth & Children’s Services and Juvenile Probation County Self-Assessment launch event. This event begins the process, required every five years of assessing ways to improve services for achieving safety, permanency and well-being for families, youth and children.
ICYMI: COMMUNITY FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH
May 2, 2023: Supervising Deputy Probation Officer, Bridget Beck, selected to speak on one of four panels during the Community Forum on Mental Health. The forum, put on by the Sonoma County Department of Health Services and the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, brought together service providers from across the county for a community conversation discussing crisis services, suicide prevention, substance use disorder treatment services, workforce development and more.
Action News Now: 7 families graduate Butte County Probation program
By Ryan Ketcham in Action News Now
OROVILLE, Calif. – The Butte County Probation Department hosted a graduation Wednesday night for families in its 12-week Strengthening Families Program.
Seven families walked across the stage Wednesday night, got a certificate and started on their new lives together.
Chief Probation Officers of California Cautions that May Revise Budget Does Not Provide for Adequate Support for the Historic Realignment of High Needs Teens and Young Adults Transitioning from State Facilities (DJJ) to Local Facilities
DJJ Realignment Unlike Any Realignment the State has Ever Attempted with the Least Amount of State Support
Sacramento, California, May 12, 2023 – The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) continues to highlight the need for better support from the state to best ensure safety and minimize disruption to the teens and young adults being transferred to local counties in this historic and never been done before realignment.
RS County Supervisors Affirm Appointment of New Probation Chief
By Pristine Villarreal in NBC Palm Springs
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday affirmed the appointment of a longtime probation officer to head the Riverside County Department of Probation, a decision he called “the highest honor” he’d ever received.
Wright takes over from former Chief Probation Officer Ron Miller, who retired last month after just over three and a half years in the position and several decades in law enforcement.
Empowering Justice-Involved Youth: Experts Discuss Solutions for Accessing Higher Education and Vocational Training
The Prison Education Program (PEP), The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC), and Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) recently hosted an educational forum at Cal Poly Pomona to discuss ways to provide educational resources to justice-involved youth, especially in the context of the SB 823-DJJ Realignment. The half-day event brought together probation, juvenile justice, and educational experts to discuss solutions for justice-involved juveniles to access higher education and vocational training.
Fresno County Probation Unveils 2023 Victims’ Memorial Quilt
On April 25, 2023, in recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights week, the James Rowland Crime Victim Assistance Center in Fresno County unveiled the 2023 Victims’ Memorial Quilt.
The Victims’ Memorial Quilt stands as a lasting memory to innocent victims of Fresno County who lost their lives to acts of senseless violence. This year, 22 patches were added to the Memorial Quilt, totaling over 500 patches since our first quilt in 1994.
At Probation’s Youth Services Center, a ‘safe space’ to turn lives around
The Vacaville Reporter by Richard Bammer
Part of the Solano County Probation Department, the center, offering a variety of programs and services, from substance abuse and mental health services to education and resume-writing and interviewing skills, creates “a safe space that assists the youths in finding their strength — and so much more,” Nadia Holloman, a supervising deputy probation officer, said during a tour of the facility.
Imperial County Probation Department opens third ASPIRE after-school program site in Niland
By Staff Reporter in The Desert Review
EL CENTRO – The Imperial County Probation Department’s Project ASPIRE opened its third program site, Thursday, April 20, in the community of Niland at Grace Smith Elementary School. Project ASPIRE is an after-school program established by the Youth Services Division of the Department, according to a recent ICPD press release.
Lake County Probation awarded grant to establish mobile service center
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Probation Department has received a $220,638 grant to establish a mobile probation service center.
The grant will facilitate purchase of a vehicle to provide unhoused Probation Department clients access to all services, including remote court appearances, probation programs, check-ins with their officers, and access to service providers and partner agencies.
CBS News: Placer County opens first-of-its-kind mobile temporary homeless shelter in Auburn
From CBS News Sacramento
AUBURN — Placer County is taking steps to address homelessness with the opening of the first-of-its-kind mobile temporary shelter.
Located in Auburn, the shelter has about 50 heavy-duty tents with cots and basic bedding…
Merced County Probation to receive more than $500,000 for mobile service center
By Andrew Kuhn in Merced County Probation
The Merced County Probation Department is expected to receive more than $500,000 in grant funding to establish a mobile probation center.
Daily Republic: Probation Department: A little positivity goes a long way
In the Daily Republic
FAIRFIELD — Only 19% of the adult probationers who were in the Solano County system in 2018 and 2019 were convicted of a felony within two years of leaving supervision.
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Daily Republic: Probation Department: ‘Positive Change’ makes difference for adult offenders
By Daily Republic Staff in Daily Republic
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County supervisors on Tuesday will receive a Probation Department presentation on adult recidivism.