Schools & Youth Programs
Overview
Project Kinship’s Restorative Practices Intervention (RPI) Specialists provide technical assistance, strategies, and resources to assist students, parents, schools, and the community. Our efforts provide services that improve the student’s opportunities for access, advancement, and achievement through the use of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Model. Our Restorative Practices, in a school setting, is evidence-based and can be used as Tier I, II, and III interventions and as an alternative to suspension and expulsion. Our school-based services are currently serving five contracted school districts which include SAUSD, GGUSD, BOUSD, ABCUSD, & NMUSD.
Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices is based on the principles of Restorative Justice. The approach and philosophy complement the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Model (PBIS) in addressing issues of school climate and students’ needs. Restorative Practices in school settings is evidence-based and can be used as Tier I, II, and III interventions and as an alternative to suspension and expulsion.
Project Kinship’s Restorative Practices Intervention (RPI) Specialists provide technical assistance, strategies, and resources to assist students, schools, parents, and the community. Our efforts ensure students have access to innovative services that improve students’ opportunities for access, advancement, and achievement through the following interventions:
Paraprofessional Counseling
Mediation Support
Small-Themed Circles
Classroom Circles
1-1 Mentoring
Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Conferencing
Home Visits as needed to support student attendance/engagement
Evidence-Based Practices Curriculum
Trauma Informed Care
Violence prevention and intervention
Student Assemblies
Training
The cornerstone of the YDC is the assignment of program participants to one court for the maintenance of youth and young adults during their time in the Orange County Juvenile Justice System.
The program includes the participation of the District Attorney’s office, the Public Defender’s Office, appointee counsel, the Probation Department, the Health Care Agency, the Department of Education, and other relevant community-based non-profits.
Joint case planning and management effort are utilized for each YDC participant. The program includes life and job skills training, education services, and therapeutic services. A core component of the program is to provide each youth and young adult with access to these services to instill the vision and confidence necessary for them to become successful in the community.
