TJJD News & Announcements

MART, Texas – The Capstone team and youth at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s McLennan County facilities collected over 200 toys for the Waco Boys & Girls Club!! Ernest Akers and Debra Noles went above and beyond with their efforts to get the toy drive started, and then following through on the details to make a huge success! A special thank you to them and all who donated as well as the HR department and business services because they donated an abundant amount of toys. The executive director of the Boys & Girls club was very appreciative of the work that was put in, and most off all, for providing holiday gifts to the children in Waco. Capstone youth and staff distributed flyers around our campus and also posted them on our dorms to promote the event. They also developed a sign in sheet for donators to place their name and list how many toys they have given. To promote the toy drive, the youth also came up with the idea of making the drive a completi...

MART, Texas – Juvenile Justice Training Academy trainer Terry Williams took a break from teaching staff in the classroom to teach CPR to youth in TJJD’s Capstone Project at McLennan County Juvenile Correctional Facility. Mr. Williams has been an employee with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for over 33 years and sees great value in the opportunity to utilize his passion for teaching others beyond the scope of training staff. “Teaching these kids skills that could potentially save lives is another great way the agency is making a positive impact toward empowering our youth to return back to the community and help others,” says Williams. The Capstone Project is an agency wide initiative implemented at each of the five secure facility locations to assist youth with skills necessary to successfully transition back to the community and achieve long-term positive outcomes. The program targets leadership, social, life and job skill development based on the youth’s specific risk factor...