Jan 1 Strategic Plan - Office of Juvenile Justice - Louisiana

System InitiativesInitiative Four: Community PartnershipOJJ collaborates with other agencies to provide effective and efficient service delivery. The agencyalso creates partnerships with communities that afford youth the opportunity to form productiverelationships and make good choices.Strategy Activity Measure of Success TimelinePromote communitypartnerships by participatingin the developmentof a coordinatedsystem of careWork with state agenciesto maximize servicedelivery at earliestentry pointDownward trend innumber of youth identifiedas families in needof services (FINS)entering the juvenilejustice systemDecember 2010Promote communitypartnerships through coordinationwith schoolsWork with local schooldistricts to provide servicedelivery in placeDownward trend innumber of referralsfrom schoolsDecember 2010Promote communitypartnerships by buildingrelationships with communityservice organizations,with specific emphasison faith-basedorganizationsDevelop opportunitiesfor participation in restorativejustice andfaith-based programsfor youth under supervisionand in custodyIncreased number ofyouth participating inrestorative justice activitiesDecember 2010Highlight: Re-entry InitiativeOJJ is enhancing re-entry opportunities that will assist youth in successfully transitioning from custodyback into their community. The agency is building partnerships with private corporations whowelcome youth into training programs that will ultimately lead to employment opportunities uponleaving OJJ custody.Page 19