CHOICE Program

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The CHOICE program was launched in 2019 based on a nationally recognized model following best practices and evidence-based principles. The program serves youth who are on probation and need additional services to reduce violations, strengthen family relationships, and increase resiliency factors. Services include, but are not limited to home visits, school visits, mentoring, recreational activities, educational support, and life skill development. The CHOICE program provides intensive supervision through multiple daily contacts to support youth and guide them to make positive choices. CHOICE program staff form a multi-disciplinary team with probation officers, regional clinicians, and other community providers to assist youth to complete supervision mandates and individual goals.The goals of the CHOICE program are to increase positive youth development, reduce juvenile delinquency, improve family engagement, strengthen family support, improve the efficacy of the juvenile justice system, reduce probation violations, and reduce the detention population.