YFSB’s Positive Youth Development (PYD) program is designed to prevent formal entry into the juvenile justice system and to reduce the escalation of system involvement for youth who have been arrested, incarcerated, or are engaging in high-risk behaviors that increase the likelihood of justice system involvement.
Youth are referred to the PYD program through Law Enforcement, the Juvenile Court, and the Probation Department. Program services include:
- Diversion programming
- Education for Marijuana Citations (Proposition 64)
- Alternative-to-Suspension programming
- Service coordination, case management, and linkage to community resources
- Educational advocacy and academic planning
- Restorative justice groups
- Positive Youth Development groups
- Life skills training
- Gender-specific programming
