I was pulled in the loop earlier on this summer by Jackie regarding Alex’s post camp placement. As you might already know, he has no guardians so Jackie and I have been working with probation to identify options. Kim Keating, the AB12 probation supervisor has been incredibly helpful in getting us in touch with the coordinator with Placement Permanency. As of now, it seems like there may be a possibility for him to be placed with sister or more likely suitable placement. This then will then make him not only eligible for ILP services but also AB12.
Alex has an upcoming MDT and will be assigned to our reentry counselor Megan Stanford, so if you have any questions about his post release, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Until then, Jackie will …show more content…
Last year, you helped us resume our summer programming, and sponsored some of our trips such as our Six Flags event. This year, we’ve coordinated with LA River, Street Poets, Baby Buggy, and UCLA Challenge course for a lot of outdoor team building.
Jose Pinuelas, one of the student’s Kristi had referred a couple years ago, remains very involved and is completing his last year of community college. He was also recently reconnected with his biological parents. We’ve also had the great pleasure to hire on two additional youth navigators - Bryan Arredondo and Arturo Mazariego! Julio and Ricardo remain on the team as well as Edwin, who recently was promoted and is a full time counselor.
Overall, we have about 70 active alumni with about half enrolled in college and a majority who are either going to school or working. We look forward to having more involvement from our Navigators this year, as they really have such a transformative effect on our