Aug 5, 2024 | A Letter From Our President, Agency Happenings
A message from our President & CEO, Dan Heit: We’re on the way to our 100th Anniversary! On the first Monday of August, 1999, JusticeWorks accepted its first cohort of 20 youth to be served. All were adjudicated delinquents, mostly male, all were in...
Jun 18, 2024 | A Letter From Our President, Holidays
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves to be freed, in January, 1863. It took the ending of the Civil War, in April 1865 for this to become truly the law of the land. Even at that, the distances and communication...
Nov 23, 2023 | A Letter From Our President
Good afternoon, Everyone There is a wonderful repetitive resonance with the phrase ‘Happy Thanksgiving’! Psychological research has shown that gratitude is one of the key ingredients of happiness. The ability to count your blessings, even amidst challenge or...
Jul 4, 2023 | A Letter From Our President
Hi Everyone, I take pride that JusticeWorks helps thousands of children and families each day achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I couldn’t help a little history lesson. (I remember when it was signed!) Here is a fragment from the Stone Engraving of...
Jun 19, 2023 | A Letter From Our President
This Monday, June 19th, we have a holiday in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth was made a National Holiday not long ago to honor the last African Americans being freed from slavery on June 19, 1865. This occurred when Federal troops liberated slaves in Texas, some 2...
Dec 15, 2022 | A Letter From Our President
Family Resource Specialist, Brittany Marshall and our Armstrong County staff were praised by the Apollo-Ridge High School Principal for their efforts in truancy prevention. Thank you, Brittany and our Armstrong County staff, for doing ‘whatever it takes’ to help...
