COMMUNITY AGENCIES ASSIST L.A. COUNTY INMATES ENROLLED IN THE M.E.R.I.T. PROGRAM

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT M.E.R.I.T. RESOURCE FAIR

                                                               

WHO:            REPRESENTATIVES FROM PROJECT FATHERHOOD, ICDC COLLEGE, U.S. VETS, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, PROVIDENCE TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM, CLEAN SLATE L.A. TARZANA TREATMENT CENTERS, LOS ANGELES CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SALVATION ARMY, JUST IN REACH (JIR), NEW DIRECTIONS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS AND LOS ANGELES

                TRADE-TECHNICAL COLLEGE.                            

WHAT:   THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S MAXIMIZING EDUCATION REACHING INDIVIDUAL TRANSFORMATION (M.E.R.I.T.) PROGRAM WILL HOST A RESOURCE FAIR WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY WILL SPEND TIME WITH THE  M.E.R.I.T. STUDENTS TO ASSIST THEM WITH VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HOUSING, MEDICAL NEEDS, LEGAL ISSUES, COUNSELING AND OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

           WHEN:        THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

WHERE:  PITCHESS DETENTION CENTER, SOUTH FACILITY

                29300 THE OLD ROAD, GATE #8

                CASTAIC, CALIFORNIA,  91384

                (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 4459, J-6)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEPUTY DAVID BATES, M.E.R.I.T. PROGRAM AT (661) 294-6318.

SHB-23M-10                      X     X     X   MARCH 30, 2010