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County Probation’s partnership with Southwestern College (SWC) is opening new doors for young people at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility (EMJDF). Through the Rising Scholars Program, youth are gaining access to college courses, support services and opportunities to connect with peers and professionals across the state.
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Youth involved with San Diego County Probation are engaging in a community partnership that creates opportunities for connection, mutual learning and inclusion. Each month, they visit children and teens with disabilities to play games, participate in crafts, and help prepare for school events, including prom—activities that all students enjoy.
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For the past year and a half, the San Diego County Probation Department and the San Diego Police Department—including officers from SDPD’s Gang Enforcement Unit—have teamed up to bring sports, mentorship, and leadership opportunities to justice-involved youth. Every month, officers host a Youth Athletic Leadership Academy event at the Youth Transition Campus, where teens volunteer to participate.
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County Probation is putting therapy and facility dogs to work in a “pawsitive” way at its youth facilities in Kearny Mesa and Otay Mesa. The program is so successful and benefits are so substantial that the Probation Behavioral Health Services Unit added its own facility canine, and her name is Coco Brulé.
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County Probation and community partners highlighted youth creativity through two special events celebrating the influence of African American music and fashion. The showcases took place at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility and the Youth Transition Campus.
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Community members are invited to a free North County Community Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vista Courthouse’s north parking lot, 325 South Melrose Drive.
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County Probation brought together more than 70 community and healthcare partners at the Youth Transition Campus on Feb. 26 to strengthen coordination for youth reentering the community under the statewide California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice Involved (JI) Initiative.
