Mission Statement

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JusticeWorks YouthCare has provided innovative solutions for Juvenile Courts and Child Welfare Agencies since 1999. Our mission is to fill in the missing links in existing service systems to improve outcomes for troubled youth and their families, while maximizing public resources and improving communities’ quality of life.

Welcome to JusticeWorks!

To see JusticeWorks in action, please read & participate the following news and success story threads submitted by staff. Please note that names have been changed to protect confidentiality.

We welcome you to research our organization by viewing the pages on the menu to your right. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to visit the contact page to reach individual branches and employees of JusticeWorks.

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Names of all clients are changed to respect their privacy and confidentiality.

2010 Report Card

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2010 Report CardSince its inception in 1999, JusticeWorks has taken seriously its obligation to accomplish our promises and to meet the goals of our public sector contract partners. To that end, we have routinely and rigorously measured the results of our services. We’re pleased to report on our program activities for 2010.

Click here to download a larger version of our report card in PDF format.

We hope you agree that our staff can be justifiably proud of the positive results of their effort, commitment and creativity. And, as always, we plan to do better next year!

JusticeWorks Welcomes Indiana County

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Open House

Mike Walker/Gazette

On December 9th, 2011 JusticeWorks’ Indiana County office held an Open House for the community.  We provide our STOPP®, JustCare® and Independent Living programs there.  The Indiana Gazette kindly published the event.  We were pleased to see many  staff from Children and Youth, local school districts, adult and juvenile probation departments, MHMR and other providers.  Indiana’s Mayor George Hood, and local Judges honored us by their participation.

In a few months, we’ve grown substantially in Indiana County and we appreciate the support of our public stakeholders there.

“Whatever It Takes” to Achieve Success in York!

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FRS began working with client at a stage where client was really struggling with everything on her plate. Client was struggling with behavior in school, not attending school, was slacking with grades, was using drugs, was disrespecting mother, and was involved in an abusive and drug filled relationship that she could not get out of.

Client attended school where FRS previously worked, so FRS knew client’s potential when it came to in the classroom. Client attended the alternative education school, River Rock, for quite some time and was becoming defiant when it came to doing work, which not only hurt her grades, but brought on behavior altercations as well with the staff. Continue reading →

Westward! JusticeWorks Chosen in California

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On December 6, 2011, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to contract with JusticeWorks CA, LLC., our sister company.

We will work with Alameda County Juvenile Probation Department and implement a full continuum of care including our JustCare® Program (Institutional Case Management & Community Continuing Care) and our VIP® program intensively targeting chronic probation violators.  Services will begin the week of December 12, 2011.  Our Executive Director is Donald DeVore, former Secretary of Juvenile Services for the State of Maryland and we have assembled an expert and dedicated staff to be able to hit the ground running.

We are appreciative of the support and consideration from Chief Probation Officer David Muhammad and his Chief of Staff Brian Richart throughout the contract process.  We have been welcomed by the Probation Department staff who are closely teaming with us to make sure our programs target their needs.

We are excited about extending our services to the West Coast and already have had inquiries from other California Counties.   As we continue to grow across the country, our commitment to do “whatever it takes” to achieve positive outcomes remains unwavering.

Perry County Partners with JusticeWorks for Truancy Remediation

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On December 2, 2011, JusticeWorks began its Truancy Remediation services in Perry County. Our JustCare® program will be utilized to stabilize families which complements our WhyTry Curriculum with elementary, school age youth and parents. Perry becomes our 6th county to utilize WhyTry and our 19th overall Pennsylvania partner. Perry County Children & Youth Administrator had this to say about the new partnership, “Perry County Children & Youth Services is part of a county task force addressing the issue of truancy. We are excited about adding the JusticeWorks programs to our continuum of services for families.” We are proud to be a value added partner to Perry County Children & Youth and are grateful to have been selected to support their efforts in Truancy Reduction and family stabilization.

Compass Academy Rings True for Students!

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We’ve long known that our teen clients are the best systems analysts.  They may resist structure, but they know when things are organized poorly.  And, when there is accountability, high standards and a genuine concern to help them learn and improve, they correctly interpret it as ‘someone cares’.

We are very appreciative to “Adam” for acknowledging the positive difference that Compass Academy has made for him.  His senior thesis follows and we know he has taken the right steps to give himself a good future.  We congratulate him for his hard work and his spirit of giving back.

Out With the Old, In With the New

11-16-11 My name is “Adam” . A couple years back I was in high school. It was fun and nice being there but I had some problems. The problems I always had in school were I didn’t like people looking at me or touching me so I would either yell or hit that person. Continue reading →

Dauphin CYS Applauds JW Perseverance & Effectiveness!

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We enjoy a great team partnership with Dauphin CYS and we thank their Director and Child Protection Supervisor for taking the time to express their appreciation for JusticeWorks’ whatever it takes approach.

Dave – thought I would forward this on to you as you don’t always hear the good stuff!  Plus, I just read your email to me, so you were on my mind.

Sue A. Cohick  MSW LSW
Administrator
Dauphin County Social Services for Children & Youth

I want you to know that JW has done an amazing job since Friday to prevent us from placing 7 kids in two different families!

Emily and their new worker, Kathleen, spent 6 hours with a family on Friday to figure out where a family could stay since they were being kicked out of the shelter.  A caseworker would have not had 6 hours to devote to mom and would have easily accepted NO RESOURCES to mean new resources.  Actually, a group of us met about this family around 1:15 and agreed it was enough if we had to place them but they didn’t give up.

Yesterday, a single mother with 4 children got kicked out of her mom’s house.  Sharrod went to the home where he picked up mom, the 3 kids and all of their worldly possessions and was with them until about 4pm when we put them up in a hotel.  He picked them up bright and early today to get the oldest to school and mom to the Help Office and is helping her get diapers and other supplies so they can move in to the Shalom House around 4pm.  Again, we don’t have 15 hours to spend with a family in 2 days!!!!!

Wanted to make sure you both heard some good news at the end of the day.  Don’t know what we did without them.

Becca Tweet, MSW
Protective Supervisor
Dauphin County Children and Youth

JusticeWorks Expands Resources to Luzerne County

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On November 1, 2011, Luzerne County Children and Youth Services joined the JusticeWorks Family.  After being chosen, subsequent to a Request for Proposal, JusticeWorks has implemented Luzerne County’s first Supervised Visit Program.  “Supervised Visitation” serves parents who may be a risk to their children or to another parent, the opportunity to spend time with their children while assuring safety to all concerned.

We are honored to have been chosen to implement this important service and look forward to a strong and effective partnership with Luzerne County Children and Youth Services.

 

Success in Berks County

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We’re very appreciative of the work our staff member Juan Cortez Correno did on this challenging case.

And we thank Berks County Caseworker Minerva Ruiz for taking the time to acknowledge Juan.

Hi Juan,

Thanks s much for sticking out on our first, all Spanish speaking FGDM. Raisa (cw) and Michele (cw supervisor) has talked so well about you, and your amazing work in empowering the Pena family. I wanted to take the moment to greatly thank you again. I am very happy that the Pena family expressed how content they are with you as there worker, and how much Donald has slowly, but, surely been bonding with you. I look forward to working with you again in the future. I will see you in a month for the families post conference.

Gracias,

Minerva F. Ruiz, MSW
Berks County Children and Youth Services
Family Group Decision Making Coordinator

Outcomes Have No Borders

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In June 2011, Renee Kresge and Dipesh Chauhan had the opportunity to attend the International American Humane FGDM Conference in Henderson, NV.  There they shared their experiences and built future connections to support the FGDM philosophy to other states, regions and countries.  One resource they encountered were representatives from the George Hull Centre for Children and Families in Ontario, Canada.  They were very interested to hear that JusticeWorks has provided FGDM to youth aging out of care and  how successful it has been for those youth.  George Hull is looking to have their next successful FGDM population with older, independent youth.  Renee was asked to write an article for their quarterly newsletter to be presented at the FIRST EVER, Canadian FGDM Conference in September 2011.

Family Group Conferencing Ontario Provincial Resource, Issue 7 Special Edition (Download PDF)

Cumberland Joins JusticeWorks

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JusticeWorks YouthCare recently received a new member to it’s community. On September 12, 2011, Cumberland County Children & Youth Services, and Juvenile Probation contracted with JusticeWorks. We are providing our signature services, STOPP®, JustCare®, and VIP® as well as our Institutional Case Management Program, Community Service Program, and our Truancy Remediation Service.

Our Truancy Remediation Service uses the evidenced based Curriculum, WhyTry. This program will be piloted in one of the local school districts in an effort to reduce absenteeism.

We are proud to be a value added partner to Cumberland County Children & Youth, and Juvenile Probation and are honored to have been selected to support their efforts in supporting the families and community of Cumberland County.