Membership Matters to Become Members in the Spotlight!
Coming soon to the Advocate will be a new feature Members in the Spotlight. Each quarter we'll interview members from across the Commonwealth. Members in the Spotlight will also be available on-line at: www.VJJA.org/spotlight.html.
Why are we making this change? VJJA members are what make VJJA a great association and we know that we have many talented and accomplished members. We want to introduce you to those members in order to tap into that knowledge and foster increased communication and networking. With a roster of more than 1000, our membership is comprised of juvenile justice professionals representing court/probation services, the judiciary, indigent defense, juvenile correctional centers, detention homes, wilderness academies, psychiatric hospitals, group homes, offices on youth, therapeutic foster care organizations, community-based mental health organizations, public schools, departments of social services and more. We are line workers, supervisors, administrators/managers. We are educators, researchers, policy makers, intake officers, correctional officers, school resource officers, residential counselors, sex offender therapists, mentors, behavioral interventionists, social workers and probation officers. With a membership that diverse the opportunities for learning and networking are endless.
Samantha Higgins is employed by the 25th District Court Service Unit in Lexington.
