Trackers/Mentoring
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program description
This is a community-based program that provides goal directed, highly structured, mentoring and tracker services to youth under the Office of Juvenile Justice’s (OJJ) supervision or custody. Custody youth may be referred to the program for short term services, such as support during furloughs. Mentors/Trackers assist the youth and family in allowing the youth to remain in the family home while ensuring the youth and the public’s safety. OJJ refers youth between the ages of 10 and 20 (male and female) who need additional intervention and supportive services to succeed in their community.
Each juvenile offender is monitored on a daily basis for a period of 90 days. Our philosophy is that at-risk youths are best treated and rehabilitated in the context of their families and communities.
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services provided
- Crisis intervention
- Counseling
- Pre-employment assistance
- Advocacy
- Appropriate educational placement
- Coordination between the client and probation officer
- Maintenance of regular contacts with youth and family
- Conduction of consistent curfew checks and home visits
- Mediation between the home, community, school, and the juvenile justice system
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goals
- To provide for the safety and well-being of the youth and community
- To implement services aimed at promoting
social and emotional adjustment, enhancing life skills and independent living skills, and eliminating destructive behavioral patterns
- To offer services to the youth’s family or guardian in order to facilitate the successful reintegration of the youth into the community
- To arrange for appropriate aftercare planning and services directed at reintegration
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eligibility
- Youths referred by the Office of Juvenile Justice
- GCSS serves juveniles age 10 to 20, on probation under OJJ’s custody
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areas served
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