Contra Costa Probation Department

✨ Happy Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week!

Today the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declared July 21-27 as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision week.

We celebrate the incredible professionals whose unwavering dedication breaks cycles, provides second chances, and transforms lives. We're grateful for their commitment to building safer, more hopeful futures for our communities.

✨ Supervising the Teen Brain: Train the Trainers Course.

The Contra Costa County Probation Department identified key staff to become trainers on effective strategies for interacting and supervising youth.

Through the department’s partnership with Strategies for Youth – a renowned national policy and training organization dedicated to ensuring best outcomes for youth interacting with law enforcement – our officers participated in a 4-day Train-the-Trainer course which is based on research of adolescent brain development, and developed a course to equip officers with knowledge and skills that are trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and racially equitable.

The Probation Department is proud to take part in this effort to train local law enforcement on increasing positive interactions with young people by building officer capacity and knowledge and linking them to key youth-serving resources.

Thank you to Strategies for Youth for this amazing course!

We are pleased to announce that the Probation Department has officially moved into the County Administration Building B in Martinez, CA, centrally located for the convenience of our community and clients.

This modern facility will streamline our Pre-Trial services, offering greater accessibility and efficiency for those we serve. Our new location underscores our commitment to providing the highest quality support and resources to individuals and families in need.

We look forward to continuing our work in this state-of-the-art environment and enhancing our service delivery to the community.

We’re devastated by the loss of Vacaville Police Department officer Matthew Bowen. We send our condolences to the Bowen family, the community of Vacaville, and all those affected by this tragedy.

❤️ 🤍💙 Happy 4th of July!

Our offices will be closed in honor of the holiday, we will reopen July 5th at 8am.

We hope you have a great holiday!

🔥 2024 Law Enforcement Torch Run.

🏃‍♂️ 🏃🏽‍♀️ Our officers worked up quite a sweat raising awareness for the Special Olympics
Special Olympics Northern California.

🔥 Such an honor to carry the Flame of Hope.

✨Congratulations to our 2024 Badge recipients!

All the dedication, time and hard work lead to this moment.

A rush of different emotions as you say the oath of office aloud. The feeling of accomplishment and excitement as your name’s called to receive your badge amongst family, friends and peers. The honor and responsibility to protect the community and the feeling of joy as you step into a new journey.

Thank you to everyone that attended.

For career opportunities and more visit: https://linktr.ee/contracostacountyprobation

✨Only a few spots left for the Start Smart: Free interactive driving course for teens & their parents. June 26, from 6PM – 8PM.

To prepare young drivers to drive responsibly, we've partnered with California Highway Patrol to offer a new driver education class for drivers, age 15-18, and their parents.

This course will cover:

• Interactive safe driving awareness
• Responsibilities of newly licensed drivers
• Responsibilities of parents/guardians
• Collision-causing elements

Sign-up while spots are available.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3xefQAC

🏳️‍🌈 Celebrating Love All June for .

Here are 4 Ways to Celebrate Pride this June:

1. Attend a Parade or event
2. Educate yourself in the history of Pride month
3. Support LGBTQIA+ arts and culture
4. Support LGBTQIA owned businesses

✨Crafting Brighter Futures with the Grand Opening of Creative Hope Studio at John A. Davis Juvenile Hall.

This studio is a creative space for our youth to learn and practice technical production skills. It provides opportunities for them to utilize the power of imagination and creativity, as well as self-expression.

✨ This grand opening highlighted the importance of decision making to our youth,

“You can be the best version of you, by just making a decision to be serious about what you’re doing.”

A quote from our guest speaker Lord Rab, of the podcast.

✨ We believe in rehabilitation and providing proven strategies that help people make better decisions. Thanks to our team for bringing this project to life.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio.

In honor of Memorial Day our offices will be closed May 27th and will reopen on May 28th.

Here are 4 ways to honor the fallen on Memorial Day:

1. Observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3pm
2. Take part in a Memorial Day event-rally, run, or parade
3. Read stories of those we’ve lost to honor their legacy
4. Reflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day

Have a safe holiday!

✨ May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We celebrated by talking about new ideas and impact with our partner in mental health, Talkspace, for the first anniversary of our partnership.

✨ Getting access to a professional therapist can be challenging, whether it be being put on a waitlist, traveling to them, or finding one you feel comfortable with.

✨ Talkspace helps ease that challenge by meeting clients wherever they are in life, providing online therapy and hiring professional therapist that reflect the client population
✨ We’re committed to rehabilitation and providing accessible resources, care, and support. We cherish our partnership with Talkspace
✨ Join us in celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month.

✨ Keep up with everything we’re doing: https://linktr.ee/contracostacountyprobation

🎉 Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month!

🤝 We joined the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor’s for their 2nd annual AANHPI Celebration.

🎊 We had a ball watching the ceremony, eating the food, and observing the different cultural customs.

🔗 We’re excited for next year’s celebration!

👉🏽 For probation events, visit the link in our bio.

✨ May 5th to the 11th is National Correctional Officers’ and Employees’ Week.

✨ Correctional Peace Officers play a significant part in public safety. They hold individuals accountable, encouraging positive choices, while contributing to a dignified environment where people can learn and grow.

✨ Our peace officers’ pride themselves in protecting the public and fostering relationships that help individuals become better neighbors.

✨ One youth had this to say about our officers,

“The JIOs (Juvenile Institution Officers) here are very helpful, (they) care for us and want to see us succeed. Relationships are important, I do not see JIO’s as just JIO’s but as people and they see us the same way.”

✨ Join us in celebrating National Correctional Officers’ and Employees’ Week!

🔗For career opportunities and more visit the link in our bio.

Check us out on the Government Speaks Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9dXm5zQ5NE&list=PLxTn0pgK7kdSgjYLwDANkA2W_PjfJajoV

✨ 🎟️ Celebrating our wonderful with lunch and raffle prizes.

📝📂Our administrative staff play a pivotal role in our operations, without them, the work we do wouldn’t be possible. We’re grateful to have each one of them and delighted to recognize and celebrate their excellence.

🔗 Keep with up with us on all platforms https://linktr.ee/contracostacountyprobation

🏚️ We stopped by the Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) open house yesterday and toured their new Contra Costa County Office.

We partner with the Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) to provide our youth with education, resources, and opportunities to help them lead successful lives and avoid negative interactions with the justice system.

It was a pleasure to be a part of this open house and discuss how we can make an impact in the future.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to stay up to date with everything we’re doing.

🏆🥇High Fives and Cheering on Champions at the 2024 Special Olympics.

🤝Alongside Lafayette Police Department and California Highway Patrol our Peace Officers had the honor of handing out ribbons to the many talented athletes that graced the track.

✨ The energy and joy on the track were contagious, it was extremely inspiring.

🔗 To stay up to date with events, visit the link in our bio.

April 21 – 27 is National Crime Victims Week.

We stand in solidarity with survivors, advocating for their rights, assisting in their healing process, and taking steps to restore families and prevent future victimization.

Join us in raising awareness, furthering justice, and bringing our community closer together.

🎓✨ Good Times at California State University, East-Bay’s Career Fair 🎓✨

🚀Our recruitment team had a blast connecting with students and individuals interested in careers in probation.

📅 We will be at the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium- Public Safety Career Fair on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at 9 AM.

We hope to connect with you!

🔗 For more information about career opportunities, visit the link in our bio.

👔👖 Administrative Professionals & Denim Day.

Thank you to all of our Justice Partners!

✨ Flashes from our 2nd Community Workshop of the Restorative Justice Initiative.

🔎 This workshop provides an opportunity for community stakeholders to offer their unique insights based on the findings identified in the Assessment of Community Needs & Opportunities.

💡 This past meeting was filled with bright ideas, constructive
feedback, and great questions.

Thank you to all the residents and stakeholders of the community who stopped by for this informed discussion.

🔗 For more information about the Office of Reentry & Justice at Probation, visit the link in our bio.

📆 SAVE THE DATE.

✨ We will be at California State University, East Bay, on April 18th, from 11 AM to 2 PM for the Healthcare and Public Service Career & Internship.

✨ SAVE THIS FOR LATER

We will be at the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium- Public Safety Career Fair on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at 9:00 AM.

🔗 For career opportunities and more, visit our website, which you'll find in the link in our bio.

📸 Moments from our 2024 Probation Community Associate (PCA) Orientation.

✨ The PCA recruitment is an effort to hire individuals with lived experience to work directly with adults and youth on probation, alongside sworn staff.

The orientation focused on our dedicated and gracious staff showcasing Probation’s role in the community and highlighting how individuals with lived experience fit into this important work.

✨ We believe in uplifting the value of peers with lived experience and inspiring people to pay their experiences forward.

🔗 For career opportunities and more, visit our website, which you'll find in the link in our bio.

❤ It's World Autism Awareness Day!

👉 Today, we highlight the significance of understanding and supporting people on the autism spectrum and celebrate neurodiversity.

📣 We advocate fearlessly for acceptance and inclusion and recognize that our differences are our strengths.

❤ A special thank you to the late Brian Herritt of Autism Cop for educating and training our staff on how to provide care and nurture relationships with autistic individuals.

👏 Join us in raising awareness for World Autism Awareness Day 2024.