CSG Justice Center staff conducted a site visit to Los Angeles as part of the Economic and Workforce Development Department?s FY17 SCA Implementing County and Statewide Plans to Improve Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System grant to accomplish the following:
????????? Conduct a readiness assessment. Conduct a series of focus groups and interviews to better understand the current system, including strengths and opportunities for improvement. This includes a discussion about the case planning process and coordination process among the various stakeholders involved, the Youth Source center process and services received, and the youth camp experience.
????????? Discuss strategy for integrating into probation?s current educational and vocational work. Understand the current process for assessing risk and needs, developing a case plan, reentry planning, and making sure educational and vocational services are in place. Discuss the policies and procedures that should to be in place upon implementation to integrate this into the PPP process.?
????????? Strengthen stakeholder coordination. Meet with probation to walk through these processes and discuss the merging of a juvenile justice and education and employment model, while making sure the services are research based and data and quality assurance processes are in place to make sure the program is effective.
Site Visit Agenda
April 4, 2018
Location: ?1200 W. 7###sup/sup### Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9:00-10:00am
Meet with core grant leadership team to discuss the goals for the site visit and the implementation process overall and discuss how this grant will build upon other initiatives. Participants will discuss next steps for the grant and technical assistance needed to support the implementation process.
Location:? 1600 E. 4###sup/sup### Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
10:15-11:15am
Focus group: Probation leadership
11:30-12:30pm
Focus group: Probation youth camp staff/management and Probation?s aftercare service providers
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-2:30pm
Focus group: Youth Source Center staff
2:45-3:45pm
Focus group: Career coaches / Case Managers
April 5, 2018
Location:?1200 W. 7###sup/sup### Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9:00-10:00am (Conference Call)
Meet with the Data, Evaluation & Research Work group to learn about the current case planning process and provide additional background on the PPP strategic plan.
10:15-11:15am
Meet with the Operational Work group to learn about the current case planning process and implementation plan and identify the policies and procedures to be in place upon implementation.
11:30-12:30pm
Technical assistance partners and grant leadership will debrief and discuss next steps and the development of a workplan that includes key deliverables and TA to support these.
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