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Game Changer Accepted Into JCOD Incubation Academy Selection by Justice Care and Opportunities Department Includes Grant Award
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County Justice Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) has selected Game Changer to participate in their Incubation Academy. The Los Angeles-based California POST-accredited and STC-accredited law enforcement/community relations program will be among the Academy’s 10th cohort, and will receive a capacity building grant upon graduating from the 10 week program.
The JCOD Incubation Academy program provides training, capacity building, and technical assistance to community-based organizations, especially those that serve underrepresented and justice-involved individuals. Building the capacity of service providers is foundational to justice reform efforts countywide, and the County’s vision of offering care-first alternatives and treatments to more people. The JCOD Incubation Academy, in collaboration with Impact Hill, provides capacity building training, technical assistance and support in non-profit management from subject-matter experts to cohort participants.
Young adults and juvenile probationers have been participating in Game Changer trainings with members of law enforcement since 2019, a key factor that led to being selected into the Academy.
Since December 2016, Game Changer has conducted 171 in-person and virtual training events in 10 different states and Canada. A total of 3,073 community residents and members of law enforcement have participated in the training events, including 57 unique law enforcement agencies on the local, state and federal levels.
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