Juvenile Center

The Jasper County Juvenile Center is a state-of-the-art facility which transformed the Juvenile Division’s service delivery from traditional juvenile justice practices into more proactive, preventative, and collaborative approaches. The Center combines all juvenile justice related services into one facility, thus, eliminating the need for families to traverse through complicated and often inflexible service systems. This “one-stop-shop” delivery model is extremely effective because it allows for a rapid response to incidents involving a juvenile or their family.

The facility’s trauma-informed design enables youth to engage in treatment and build trusting relationships. The program spaces are flexible allowing schools to provide educational services during the day while resource providers deliver in-house treatment, counseling, and other therapeutic interventions in the evening. By providing therapeutic spaces, youth develop positive coping and life skills; increasing their desire for achievement, deterring incorrigible and delinquent behavior, and providing an opportunity for success. This paradigm has resonated within our community and citizens volunteer to help troubled youth by facilitating some of our programs. If you are interested in serving our youth please click here for more information.