Programs & Services

The Evening Learning Center operates five days a week, 52 weeks of the year during peak crime hours. The program provides evidence based non-residential supervision services to moderate to moderate-high risk youth, ages 11-18, allowing them to remain in their home and receive therapeutic services that support their learning styles and characteristics in order to reinforce pro-social behaviors.

Services available through the Evening Learning Center include:

• • On-site Clinician Services
• • Case Management Services
• • Positive Skill Development
• • CPR/First Aid Certification
• • Community Service Linkage
• • Field Trips
• • Art Classes
• • Homework Support
• • Recreational Activities (Gym and Sports)
• • Linkage to Community Resources

Rite Track’s Mentoring & Tracking program is designed to assist low to moderate at-risk youth ages 11-18 who require additional support and community-based services in order to fulfill the terms of their probation, or are in need of assistance accessing community services and diversion services. Each participant is matched with an age-appropriate role model who mentors them throughout their program participation and is available 24/7.

Services available through the Mentoring & Tracking program include:

• • Individualized Service Plans
• • Participant Liaison and Advocate
• • Social Skills Workshops
• • Community Service Linkage
• • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• • Three-year Customer Service and Retail Accreditation through RISE UP
• • Emotional Support
• • Court Support
• • Substance Abuse Support
• • Pro-Social Mentoring Activities
• • Employment Readiness and Linkage
• • Supportive Services
• • Linkage to Community Resources

Rite Track works to promote well-being and child health by providing a skill-based training curriculum, Making Parenting a Pleasure, to young parents within Imperial County. Parents will gain knowledge in nurturing, understanding stress, managing anger as well as a general understanding of child development and modeling alternatives.

Rite Track’s Proud Parenting program serves eligible young parents, ages 14-24 who are within the County’s Probation or Social Services system and/or considered at-risk youth. Proud Parenting is committed in helping young parents:

• • Decrease parental distress and parent-child dysfunctional interactions
• • Reduce the number of incidents reported to child protective services
• • Reduce domestic violence-related parent offenses
• • Develop and practice anger management skills and model alternatives
• • Develop and practice positive discipline techniques
• • Develop and practice child’s health, safety, well-being, nurturing and nutrition needs
• • Increase knowledge of stages of early childhood development

Proud Parenting will provide 75 to 100 Imperial County young parents free services annually. Parents will receive:

• • One-on-one or group-based parenting sessions
• • One-on-one or group-based life skills sessions
• • One-on-one or group-based Anger-Replacement Therapy
• • Individualized service plans
• • Links and referrals to community agencies and services
• • Free class materials
• • Certificate of completion
• • $50.00 gift card upon program completion!

• • Enhance your parenting skills
• • Create a positive discipline and anger management plan for your family
• • Strengthen your relationships
• • Network with other young parents

Imperial County’s Probation Department was awarded a Proud Parenting Program grant by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The program, which serves young parents aged 14-24, uses research-backed curricula to teach healthy parenting techniques to help young mothers and fathers learn the best way to care for their children.