La Plata Youth Services Inc
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
Juvenile Diversion & Restorative Justice Program: Diversion Program: Youth are referred to the LPYS Diversion Program by the courts, law enforcement, and the school resource officers in lieu of having criminal charges filed against them for felony, misdemeanor, and petty offenses. The program is designed to provide youth with resources, support, and direction that will ultimately decrease their chances of reentering the criminal justice system. Youth are referred for offenses such as marijuana and alcohol possession, theft/shoplifting, vandalism, and assault such as a fight. In fy18, 87 youth referred by law enforcement and the courts were served. 85% of these youth completed the program successfully, and their charges were not filed in juvenile court. Additionally, La Plata Youth Services provides services to area youth as a strengths based alternative to truancy court. In addition to providing truant youth with assessment and case management services, La Plata Youth Services houses the La Plata County Collaborative Regional Management Program, or LPCRCMP, and has worked collaboratively to develop a model of care to address the specific needs of truant and at-risk children and youth. The LPCRCMP Coordinator is an employee of La Plata Youth Services. In fy18, 8 youth referred for truancy were served. 30% of these youth improved their attendance. Restorative Justice: LPYS coordinates with a number of community conferencing specialists who provide mediation to victims of juvenile crime in our community. In fy18, LPYS began offering ReThinking Substances (RTS), a restorative intervention for youth, and their supportive adults, involved in first-time, petty level marijuana and/or alcohol offenses. LPYS also works with school district personnel in the county to support school-based restorative practices and programs. School-based restorative justice builds a stronger school community through providing kids with deeper connections and a sense of belonging among their peers, teachers, and families. Additionally, these practices provide schools with an alternative method to traditional discipline where suspension and expulsion would more commonly be used. In fy18, LPYS focused school-based RJ efforts in 10 schools in 2 school districts, further growing a culture for restorative interventions and a supportive school climate. In fy18, a total of 286 youth engaged in these restorative programs: 27 youth, 30 supportive adults, and 7 community members participated in RTS; 7 youth and 4 victims participated in community and/or victim-offender conferences; and 252 students participated in school-based restorative programs.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$383.8KProgram 2 [2018]
La Plata County Regional Collaborative Management Program: LPYS serves as the lead agency for a series of client-centered, community-based, collaborative programs, designed to serve the highest-need youth in our community. LPCRCMP and LPYS partnership programs include (a) the School Multidisciplinary Review Team, or SMART; (b) the Community-in-Schools Partnership Program (CISP); and (c) Radical Possibilities Mentorship Program. SMART: The Student Multidisciplinary Assessment Review Team, or SMART, is a community-based case management tool, which addresses the needs of habitually truant and at-risk students facing complex need situations that require wraparound care and collaborative case management. In fy18, 17 youth participated in SMART review meetings. Community-in-Schools Partnership (CISP) Program provides a wrap-around, early intervention and prevention response to the issues facing chronically absent, habitually truant, and at-risk students and their families. Programming concentrates on improving school climate and coordinated delivery of community resources in the school setting, including mentorship, family outreach, mental health, case management, restorative justice, tutoring, and transportation. In fy18, CISP reached 289 youth: 107 were provided with in-school therapy in 6 schools, 40 youth participated in suicide prevention workshops, and 142 students participated in substance abuse prevention workshops. Radical Possibilities Mentorship (RP): RP provides support to youth who experience significant adversity and provides robust training and professional development to burgeoning practitioners in mental health fields. In fy18, RP served 10 youth. Of these youth, 50% experienced an increase in attendance from previous year, 33% a reduction in school-based behavioral incidents from previous year, 100% of the youth in the program did not commit an offense while participating in the program, 80% of the youth reported improvements in happiness and friendships, and 60% of the youth reported improvements in family relationships.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$289.7KLPYS Juvenile Diversion Program
LPYS JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM: THE LPYS YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE, VOLUNARY OPTION FOR YOUTH AT-RISK OF ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. OUR PROCESS IS YOUTH-CENTERED AND RESTORATIVE IN NATURE, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH TO REPAIR HARM AND BUILD CONNECTION. DIVERSION SERVICES FOCUS ON INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS, RESILIENCY, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING.LPYS SERVED 78 INDIVIDUAL DURING THE FYE 06/30/22.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$262K
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