Serving DJJ & Foster Care Youth

1. Serving DJJ & Foster Care Youth Christine Sikora Region 11 Dannielle Brun Region 24

2. Serving DJJ and Foster Youth in our community • Project READY • Project Hope • Project SELF • WIA Youth Programs

3. Partners in the community DJJ Youth Foster Youth Children’s Home Society Community Partnership for Children Member of Community Forum Circuit 7 Promotion Planning Committee • Volusia County Juvenile Justice Council • Flagler County Juvenile Justice Council • Judges from Juvenile Court in both East and West Volusia • DJJ Probation Officers

4. Chief Probation Officers Circuit 1 Circuit 2Paul Wallis Vicki Cunniff1800 Saint Mary Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32501 1230 Bountstown Highway, Tallahassee, FL 32304(850) 595-8820 x233 (850) 921-1066paul.wallis@djj.state.fl.usvicki.cunniff2@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton Counties: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla Circuit 3 Circuit 4Sharon Neelands Chris Carr690 East Duval Street, Lake City, FL 32055 2055 Reyko Road, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32207(386) 758-1448 (Lake City) (904) 391-3830(386) 362-6838 (Live Oak) chris.carr@djj.state.fl.ussharon.neelands@djj.state.fl.us Counties: Clay, Duval, NassauCounties: Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwanee, Taylor Circuit 6 Circuit 7Tim Niermann David Kerr955 26th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712 210 N. Palmetto Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32114(727) 893-2000 (386) 947-3500tim.niermann@djj.state.fl.uswilliam.kerr@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Pasco, Pinellas Counties: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia

5. Circuit 8 Circuit 9 Wayland Clifton Jerome Hightower14107 U.S. Highway 441, North Building, Suite 200, 8500 Laurel Hills Drive, Orlando, FL 32818 Alachua, FL 32615 (407) 445-5354 x300(386) 418-5236 jerome.hightower@djj.state.fl.uswayland.clifton@djj.state.fl.us Counties: Orange, OsceolaCounties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union Circuit 10 Circuit 11Judy Roysden Isabel Afanador195 South Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830 3300 NW 27th Avenue, Suite 1116B, Miami, FL 33142 (863) 519-8546 (305) 637-2911judy.roysden@djj.state.fl.usisabel.afanador@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Hardee, Highlands, Polk Counties: Miami-Dade Circuit 12 Circuit 13Virginia Donovan Norman Campbell701 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, FL 34207 4524 Oak Fair Boulevard, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33610(941) 727-6229 (813) 740-7869virginia.donovan@djj.state.fl.usnorman.campbell@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Desoto, Manatee, Sarasota Counties: Hillsborough Circuit 14 Circuit 15Mike NihillFeirmon Johnson505 East 11th Street, Panama City, FL 32401 3400 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 (850) 872-7630 (561) 682-0000 x149mike.nihill@djj.state.fl.usfeirmon.johnson@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington Counties: Palm Beach

6. Circuit 16 Circuit 17RaiEtteAvael Vanessa Hargray5503 College Road, Suite 209, Key West, FL 33040 2301 West Sample Road, Building 4, Suite1B, (305) 292-6787 (954) 969-4349raiette.avael@djj.state.fl.usvanessa.hargray@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Monroe Counties: Broward Circuit 18 Circuit 19Dan Rodgers Marcia Miller2224 Sarno Road, Melbourne, FL 32935 2215 South 25th Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34947(321) 752-3260 (772) 429-2121dan.rodgers@djj.state.fl.usmarcia.miller@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Brevard, Seminole Counties: Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie Circuit 20Peg Lamarca2295 Victoria Avenue, Suite 195, Fort Myers, FL 33901(239) 338-2652 / (941) 575-5785margaret.lamarca@djj.state.fl.usCounties: Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee

7. A Partnership to PRODUCTIVELY & SUCCESSFULLY engage Juvenile Offenders with the workforce and their community! Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers in this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.

8. The Overview… • Providing WIA youth services to youth currently housed in 3 local residential DJJ commitment facilities; • Enrollment occurs upon entrance to the facility; • Vocational programming is provided as part of the academic schedule within the facilities (all listed as Alternative Schools with local school districts); • Upon release to their home community (within Region 24), youth are immediately engaged with a local Career Coach to provide traditional WIA programming; • Work with DJJ JPOs, Post Commitment Probation, Re-Entry Boards (when available); and school systems to ensure higher levels of support and success.

9. Why Juvenile Offenders? • WIA eligibility; • Barriers to success (not just employment); • Community Impact; • Workforce Impact; • Braiding of Services; • Multiple Forms of Support; • Potential for Success w/ Workforce programming vs. Potential for success without it!

10. What does the partnership do? • Provides Vocational Education for youth while in facility; • Provides DJJ programming support with a workforce emphasis; • Provides credentialing opportunities both within the facility and upon release; • Provides much needed transition programming that is focused on success, achievement and productivity.

11. Who does what???? AMI Kids Southwest Florida Works Eligibility and Enrollment; Documentation and EFM Data Entry; Case Management Services; Funding for Vocational Instructors; Credentialing as a part of both Commitment and Post Commitment programming; Transitional participation with DJJ, Court Systems and Schools upon release; Community and Workforce Engagement as part of transition, instead of optional/separate programming. • Referral (based on youth committed to facility); • Academic Remediation and opportunities; • Vocational Programming (type is specific to location); • Mentoring of youth while within facility (includes documenting mentoring activities); • Access to transition meetings and information upon release of youth to home community;

12. To What End??? • 60% or more of transitioned youth get positive engagement with home community and workforce community, including Leadership Activities, Career Exploration and Job Shadowing Opportunities, OJT and Credentialing and Education Opportunities! • Financial impact on youth and families. Youth earn achievement stipends and work opportunities via their participation that allows for them to afford to make better choices, be more prepared for community interaction; and the means to pursue more productive options via school and work.

13. The Tricks of the Trade… • Career Coaches visit and participate with youth while in the facilities; • The workforce program in presented and represented within the facilities; • Participation in transition planning that includes aligning expectations with youth; • Support from both local DJJ and local workforce systems; • Parental involvement and encouragement; • Immediate and constant contact with youth during their first few months at home; • Career Coaches act as mentors during transition, not JPOs; • Community and workforce contacts that are willing to serve this population without judgment and place value on “the Change”; • Opportunity to be rewarded for positive behaviors and to interact with a positive set of peers.