Court Advocacy

Pastors, lawyers, staff volunteers, and board members support the youth in the program that comes before the juvenile justice court. The pastors and lawyers will have prior conversations with the judge. After meeting with the judge, the judge will have the power to recommend the at-risk youth to attend the Destination Achievers program. When the youth's cases are called, the lawyer and pastor will speak on behalf of the youth. While the site will generally engage in court advocacy on an ad hoc basis, it will have a well-developed program to represent youthful offenders in court through an attorney.