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JusticeWorks YouthCare to Provide Visit Coaching in Cecil County, Maryland!
JusticeWorks YouthCare to Provide Visit Coaching in Cecil County, Maryland! JusticeWorks YouthCare is pleased to announce that we were chosen to provide Visit Coaching in Cecil County, Maryland. Our proposal for Visit Coaching, utilizing the Marty Beyer model, was selected following a response to an RFQ issued by the Cecil County Circuit Court to provide therapeutic visitation services for custody cases. The Marty Beyer Visit Coaching model allows parents to experience parent-child contact while a professional facilitates the development of sustainable parenting skills. The goal of Visit...
This is JusticeWorks’ last year…as a teenager!
Hi, Tomorrow, August 1st, we celebrate JusticeWorks’ 19th birthday! In 1999 we incorporated and began our first JustCare service with Lehigh County Juvenile Probation. We had 2 staff; one in Western PA working with delinquent youth placed in public and private institutions, and another in Lehigh who provided support and supervision when kids returned home. We were successful at reducing length of stay in all facilities, and achieved very positive recidivism results. Which started our growth, and today we operate in 91 counties in 5 states with more than 600 staff! The $300 I invested to...
JusticeWorks Visit Coach Recognized for Outstanding Work
Email from Megan Coppock, caseworker in Chester County in praise of Rebecca Piorko-Shelly, Visit Coach with JWYC-Chester: “I would like to take a moment to let you know just how amazing our Visit Coach, Rebecca Piorko-Shelly has been with our family since she joined our "Case" in August of 2016. She was an integral part of our family for approximately 15 months. In that time frame she has gone absolutely above and beyond what was required of her. Rebecca worked so hard to ensure our visits were successful. She educated herself on Bobby's* diabetes, helped us plan special outings for...
Visit Coach, Brenda Arellano, Helps JusticeWorks-Ohio Make History
Pictured: JWYC Visit Coach, Brenda Arellano Brenda Arellano, JWYC Visit Coach, makes history by successfully closing our very first reunification case at our JWYC- Ohio branch! The referral was made to JusticeWorks because we had a skilled bilingual professional on staff. Brenda worked diligently with the family since receiving the case on March 1, 2018. Not only did Brenda establish goals around the children's needs and explained additional "next steps" for both parents to achieve reunification with their children; Brenda, whose native language is Spanish, also identified...
JWYC to Open Compass Academy- Schuylkill in Minersville, PA
JusticeWorks YouthCare is excited to announce the opening of a new Compass Academy, Compass Academy - Schuylkill, for the 2018/2019 academic year. JusticeWorks has enjoyed a strong partnership with Schuylkill County since 2016 and welcomes the opportunity to provide alternative education services for 50 or more Schuylkill County youth. JWYC Compass Academy is designed to reduce drop-out rates, improve school attendance, and teach skills that enhance academic performance, increase graduation rates, support resiliency development, and provide a full-service credit recovery program....
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