June 12, 2020
| 1:15 p.m.
Twenty-six former prison inmates will participate in modified graduation ceremonies, June 12 and 13, to celebrate their accomplishments at the Day Reporting Center (DRC).
DRC staff scaled down their highly attended commencement proceedings in light of current COVID-19 social distance restrictions while still planning to host meaningful ceremonies honoring clients who have successfully completed the comprehensive re-entry program.
Participants signed up in advance for a graduation appointment at the DRC during which they will engage in a personal celebration with their families to receive their completion certificate, congratulatory letters from the community, and have their commemorative cap-and-gown photo taken.
As in the previous ceremonies, Community Partner awards and special recognition awards including Client of the Year and Community Service will be presented.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown, who normally serves as the keynote speaker, prepared a pre-recorded video message applauding the effort and accomplishments of the graduates to better their lives and wishing them well in their future endeavors.
All the graduates are former state prisoners who were referred to the DRC from their parole agents and participate voluntarily. Clients work with case managers and employment specialists to set specific vocational, educational and personal goals to help them make positive changes in their lives.
The range of topics include, but are not limited to, substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral intervention, employment services, career planning, school counseling, transitional housing support and service opportunities.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and Community Solutions, Inc. opened the Day Reporting Centers in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara in 2010. To learn more about the Day Reporting Center, visit CSI-online.org.
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