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Community Cares

TJP’s flagship program for system-impacted youth

Community Cares is TJP’s flagship program, walking alongside system-impacted youth ages 10-25 as they navigate the legal system. Rooted in a transformative justice framework, we hold that safety and accountability don’t have to come at the cost of a young person’s dignity or future. Real, lasting change comes from healing, connection, and addressing root causes, not from surveillance or punishment alone.

We provide decolonized mental health services (counseling, crisis intervention, support groups), legal and education advocacy, court accompaniment, transportation to court and probation, resource navigation (jobs, housing, education), and community connection through monthly Community Nights and our food pantry.

TJP made a huge difference in my boyfriend’s experience with the legal system. He had never really felt like he had anyone outside his family to rely on, but TJP became that support for him. They provided emotional stability and guidance during really difficult times, and they truly feel like family to us.
TJP Family MemberCommunity Cares Family Member
I’ve been working with TJP for about three years now. To be honest, if I had never started working with them, I don’t know where I’d be, or if I’d be able to speak up for myself. TJP has been with me through family court, criminal court, and driving ticket court. There hasn’t been a single court date where one of them wasn’t by my side, and I’m very thankful for that. They’ve helped me clear my record, finish all my court cases, and get custody of my daughter. They guided me through my courts and supported me every step of the way. And it’s not just the court stuff. On days when we didn’t have groceries, they have a pantry at their office with frozen meat, pasta, canned food, and more that we’re welcome to use, and if the pantry doesn’t have enough, they help with a gift card. It’s not just material support either. I feel like I can talk to anyone there about whatever is going on in my life without feeling judged. It will always feel like a safe place for me. All the support they’ve given me has helped me, physically and mentally.
TJP YouthCommunity Cares Participant
I am 100 percent confident that we would not have received the plea offer we did without TJP’s support for our client. Their support was vital to the DA agreeing to a modification of probation and the judge accepting the plea offer.
Defense AttorneyCommunity Cares Partner

Every young person in Community Cares is supported by a team built around their specific needs: a Forensic Social Worker who handles court-facing advocacy, individualized mitigation reports, and transportation, working alongside a Youth Care Coordinator who focuses on the underlying issues that contributed to legal involvement in the first place, including mental health, school, housing, and family stability. Clinical therapy, including bilingual clinical care, is available directly through our team.

We don’t just provide services. We build relationships and meet young people where they are, over months and sometimes years, not single interventions. That support often extends to the people around them, too: parents, siblings, partners, and other family members navigating the same crisis alongside the young person we serve.

Because Community Cares is built around depth rather than volume, our caseloads stay intentionally small, giving our team the time to actually know the young person in front of them: their history, their fears, what a specific courtroom means to them, and what it takes for someone to finally feel like they have people in their corner.