April 2008 - County of Santa Clara

Parent Info Link Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall April, 2008
Minors Contribute to Victims’ Rights Ceremony
A ceremony was held on April 17th at the Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium
in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights week (April 13-19th). Two
young artists from living unit B2 created a 12 ft painting to commemorate
the event and were subsequently asked to attend. Speakers included
Chief Probation Officer Sheila Mitchell and Senator Jim Beall among others.
A candlelight procession concluded the evening.
Left: Deputy Chief Kathy Duque with artists.
Above: “Justice for Victims” 12 ft. mural.
In this Issue
JH Minors Honor Victims 1
Pledge to Support the JH Garden! 2
Gardening at Juvenile Hall 3
Spotlight on Guadalupe Garcia 4
W.I.N. Resource Fair in May 5
Focus on Fashion Design 6
Volunteer Programs & Contact Info. 7
Mission Statement 8

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Juvenile Hall Garden Begins Its Second Year!
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People Paddle for the Environment is designed to allow non profits like Catalyst for
Youth recruit paddlers who will “champion” their cause—in our case raise money for our
Juvenile Hall Garden. Our first paddling “champion” is Curtis Manzano who will kayak
around a designated course and select Catalyst for Youth to benefit from the pledges he
receives. 100% of the pledges Curtis receives will go to support our existing Juvenile
Hall Garden and expand it to include more living units.
Catalyst for Youth (CFY) is a 501
c 3 public charity and educational
corporation. It was created in 2002
to provide “non-traditional support”
to teens and young people. That means if you
are spending your own money on the minors
in your unit (e.g. like buying puzzles or treating
them to pizza or even buying clothing for a just
released minor) your expenses are tax deductible
under the umbrella of CFY.
Just send a copy of your receipts to Liz Alameda
with a note asking for acknowledgment
of your donation and CFY will
send you a letter verifying your 100 % tax
deductible contribution. Or drop your request
in the CFY mail box by the control desk. Your
efforts to benefit the minors in JH are exactly
what CFY was created to support. Please take
advantage of it.
With appreciation,
Joanne Hobbs, CFY Executive Director
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SPOTLIGHT on Group Counselor Guadalupe Garcia
Group Counselor Guadalupe Garcia
has worked in Juvenile Hall for three
years. A 2001 graduate of University
of California at Berkeley majoring
in Ethnic Studies and Film Studies.
“Lupe” has always be interested in
uplifting and educating others.
“I was drawn film because it is a quick
and easy way to educate a mass of
people,” she said. As a screenwriter,
she specializes in “magical realism”
a creative genre that involves the fusion
of the real and the fantastic. Its
purpose is to convey a more deep
and true reality than what conventional
realistic techniques would illustrate.
She was also keenly interested in
the work of Joseph Campbell, a mythologist
who among other things
identified mythic themes, timeless
images and rites of passage for
teens and young adults in cultures
all over the planet.
was their arrest and detainment in
Juvenile Hall,” she said.
After graduating Lupe’s interest in
film and screen writing took a back
seat to economic concerns. She
needed to “throw anchor” somewhere
and so she applied and landed
a position working with men and
women in a work furlough program.
“It more than paid the bills,” she said,
“but it wasn’t until I got to Juvenile
Hall that I felt that I had found my
place.”
What she wanted to use the vehicle
of screen writing for translated into
uplifting, inspiring and guiding the
young people she interacted with.
Many encounters would both test
and hone her natural counseling
abilities.
“When I was assigned a unit, I found
a home in the hall and an opportunity
to connect with the minors in
a meaningful way. I could draw on
more of my personal resources in
these interactions.”
Senior staff at Juvenile Hall took
her under their collective wings and
helped her find her balance between
nurturing the minors and maintaining
her own boundaries to avoid
burn out.
“Ashanti Hayes in particular was a
source of wisdom and strength in
the early months of working at the
hall. He helped me a great deal,”
she shared.
“When I was assigned a
unit, I found a home in
the hall, an opportunity to
connect with the minors
in a meaningful way.”
has also seen the extremes played
out – most recently with two minors.
She had worked closely with one of
the boys for 8 months and he had
been in the hall for two years awaiting
sentencing. He got 40 to life and
Lupe felt the harsh reality of the penal
system.
On the other side there is a minor
who has been in the hall for over
seven years for repeated offenses
and today is working outside at a
local store and upon release next
month will enroll in college
“This is where we are – dealing with
the extremes. Both of those boys
had the same heartfulness but their
paths turned out very differently.”
Lupe sees herself as staying at the
hall, becoming more seasoned and
more effective in her outreach.
“Today, when the minors hit me with
their pain, I acknowledge it but then
turn it around and ask “so what now?
Where can you go from here?”
When asked what is working at the
hall, she said earnestly that it is the
counselors, the men and women
who come to work with young people
and to offer their care in clear
and constructive ways.
W.I.N. Fair Raises Awareness of
Programs & Services for Women
Hot pink posters around the Hall created by minors
announce the first W.I. N Resource Fair!
On May 7, 2008 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm the first
Women In Need (W.I.N.) Resource Fair will be held at
the Santa Clara County Adult Probation Department.
The W.I.N. Resource Fair is the inspiration and culmination
of many hours by a team dedicated to improving
the lives of women.
Several fundraisers this spring and many donations
have provided the prizes and “kindness” bags filled
with toiletries. A personal size resource book will also
be given to those who attend.
Members of this project include Antonio Walker, Brian
Logan, Maria Ibarra, Peggy Jo David-Cathey, Laura
Marroquin, Douglas David, Virginia Montelongo and
the behind the scenes helpers. They hope
In her work as a group counselor “Coming into the hall and leaving it
Lupe has learned that to be successful,
is a rite of passage for these teens.
you have to find a place to We all try to make their stay a pow-
“I didn’t know then that I would be
working with young people whose hold both the pain of the victim and erful and positive intervention and
408-278-6016 or Antonio
4unwitting initiation into adulthood the pain of the young perpetrator. initiation into adulthood”
Walker at 408-278-5820.
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There are no easy answers. She
that many
will attend to learn about the
programs that provide services
for the young and
adult female clients, their
children and their families.
For questions or
comments plese contact
W.I.N. members
Peggy Jo Cathey at
Life At Juvenile Hall this April!

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Fashion Design Instructor Terri Travis Teaches Sewing and Design to Minors
Catalyst for Youth volunteer Terri
Travis is a seasoned fashion design
instructor who currently works
full time in Sacramento at the International
Academy of Design and
Technology. Every Friday afternoon,
however, she comes to juvenile
hall and teaches our young
women in living unit G2 sewing
and fashion design. Using donated
fabric, accessories and sewing
machines, Terri has shown the minors
how to make pillows, purses,
tote bags, Xmas stockings, quilt
squares, stuffed animals, scented
sachets and other projects.
The girls take quickly to machine
sewing and are learning the basics
of measuring, working with patterns
and hand sewing. This two hour
weekly class which started last fall,
gives the minors an opportunity
to translate their individuality via
different fabrics and accessories.
And they get to take their finished
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projects with them when they are
released.
SCC Probation Department’s Volunteer Programs in JH
Alcoholics Anonymous: Group meetings for minors with alcohol abuse problems.
Alateen Alannon: Group meetings for minors who are related to people with alcohol abuse issues.
The Beat Within: A weekly publication of writings and artworks by minors in local JHs.
Catalyst for Youth Garden: A horticulture therapy program that revolves around planting and tending a garden
within the compound of buildings that comprise the Juvenile Hall Facility.
Fashion Design: A design and sewing class for female minors implemented by Catalyst for Youth volunteers.
Flower and Feast Programs: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Thanksgiving volunteers under the direction of
Megan Williams come into assist minors with making flower arrangement for family members. On Xmas, again
under Ms. Williams program, volunteers create and serve a buffet dinner in every living unit.
Foster Grandparent Programs: Volunteers over the age of 60 who provide supportive care, training, companionship
and social contact with minors.
Furry Friends: Pet assisted therapy services where volunteers bring in animals for minors to interact with.
Girl Scouts: Program that targets gang prevention for females.
Hair Care: Hair cut services are provided for all minors on a rotating schedule.
Health Realization (HR): a teaching model that is used in prevention, intervention and treatment. HR teaches
about how the human mind works, how an individual’s experience of life is created and how much each person
uses or misuses his/her ability to think. HR is taught on a weekly basis to designated living units.
Heart of Chaos Expressive Arts Program: Teaches a variety of mediums to several living units.
Narcotics Anonymous: Group meetings for minors with drug abuse problems.
Next Door Solutions: Program that raises awareness about domestic violence and datng violence.
Planned Parenthood: Program that targets teens who are at risk for teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases
and violence. Week long workshop educates minors about family life and issues surrounding intercourse.
Religious Services: An assigned Chaplain oversees all religious services provided for minors.
Santa: During the Christmas holiday, Mr. Wallau assisted by several volunteer elves pass out Christmas presents
to all the minors in custody.
Zohar Dance Company: Internationally acclaimed dancer/teacher Ehud Krauss instructs minors on various
forms of high energy dance.
Contacts (all numbers are in the 408 area code)
Asian American Recovery Services 271-3900
Asian-American for Com. Involvement 975-2730
CYO: California Youth Outreach 280-0203
Catalyst for Youth/Heart of Chaos 269-3356
FLY: Fresh Lifelines for Youth 299-7789
Friends Outside 295-6033
Gardner Family Care Corp. 287-6200
MACSA 928-5820
Next Door Solutions 279-2962
Juvenile Hall Visiting 278-5810
Juvenile Hall Main 278-5820
Living Unit Supervisors
B2, B3 Omar Ventura 278-5869
B4 William Moore 278-5877
B5, B6 Jim Tarshis 278-5863
B7 Dwight Richardson 278-5860
B8, B9 Alicia Garcia 278-5861
G1, G2 Kris Leisten 278-5862
Inside Out Newsletter
Editor/Photographer: Joanne Hobbs 269-3356
Publisher: Liz Alameda, MAAC & Programs 278-5961
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Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall Mission Statement
The Mission of Juvenile Hall as a detention facility is to provide an environment where the safety
and security of the minors is our highest priority. We ensure that our youth receive the nutritional,
educational, medical and mental health services as mandated by the state. While upholding the
orders of the Court, we thereby contribute to the common effort of protecting the community.
Further, we are committed to a standard of excellence in humane treatment.
Goals and Aspirations—With Dedication We Pledge to Strive For:
Professionalism – We act with fairness, consistency and without bias, while facing the daily challenges
of working with delinquent behavior.
Positive Role Modeling – We believe it is through our actions and guidance that we make the
greatest impact.
Integrity – We strive to maintain honest, ethical and moral behavior within and outside of our profession
of working with delinquent behavior.
Individual Worth – We value the importance of the individual while respecting cultural diversity.
Professional Development – We recognize that continuous education and training create the most
effective staff.
Enrichment in Programming – We extend our positive influence throughout the community and
within our institution through the development of socially beneficial programs.
Community Involvement – We recognize the value of and utilize the community resources to side
in our effort to effect positive change in our youth.
Juvenile Hall
840 Guadalupe Parkway
San Jose, CA 95110
408-278-5820