PB&J Family Services, Inc./

PB&J Programs for Families Impacted by Incarceration

Metropolitan Detention Center 
PB&J provides a therapeutic environment for children and families to engage in developmentally appropriate, interactive activities while they are waiting to have a visit at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). The children are provided with snacks and the families are screened for any case management needs with referrals given for appropriate services. The staff is trained to coach and model age appropriate play and adult/child interactions with attention to issues resulting from parental incarceration.

Juvenile Community Corrections Program (JCC)
The Juvenile Community Corrections program is a program funded by Children Youth and Families Department. The JCC program is a unique approach to working with incarcerated teen parents and their families. The program provides services that are gender responsive, culturally competent and based on the client’s individualized needs. The program emphasizes on intensive individual parenting skills, parenting groups, therapeutic supervised family visits and intensive home visiting upon release.