Williamson County has continued to support the Transformative Justice Program of Williamson County through yearly budgeted funding. TJ is appreciative of this funding and the support of Williamson County in helping with our mission to provide life changing services for 17 to 24 year old individuals having been arrested for a qualifying offense. TJ also would like to acknowledge the efforts and support of District Attorney Shawn Dick and 277thDistrict Judge Stacy Mathews. Both have been heavily involved with the development and ongoing administration of the TJ program. There are also many other Williamson County employees and departments who contribute to the daily efforts of our Transformative Justice Community Program. A big thank you to all!
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the TJ program gracious grant funds in 2022 to be utilized for a 3 year period. TJ is honored to have received this award and appreciates the Department’s continued support and guidance as we continue to develop and administer our community program. TJ will make every effort to steward these funds to impact our target population and subsequently the greater community.
TCSA has been providing recovery counseling services to TJ participants since 2022. In September 2023, TCSA was awarded a contract to administer the overall operations of the TJ program. TCSA continues to establish intentional services to include TJ counselors providing assessments, community skills groups, general counseling, couples/family counseling, and substance abuse recovery services directly at the TJ offices.
Some of the most significant needs our participants face are how to navigate their monthly bills, establishing credit, managing a budget, buying a car, and so much more. The Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas provides a monthly class designed to help in all of these areas and more.
Jail to Jobs is designed to help youthful offenders who are getting out of jail to get jobs. The Jail to Jobs program is designed to support youthful offenders who want to change.
The Travis Manion Foundation is all about identifying and building character.
Their motto is "If not me, then who?"
We had a special event called Dunk for Diapers where we had a fun outdoor diaper shower event for one of our participants and we needed help with some trophies and they helped us get our trophies completed in a rush and made our event a success. Thank you GTX!