Superior Court holds resource fair for young offenders

Second chance at a better future. That's the goal of America, but County Court program helping young people overcome challenges through education, employment, and community support at Fox 10. And Roma Holmes shows us how it's helping two young men move forward. Before I got out, I didn't have no plan. I didn't know where I was going to be living, where I was going to go. I didn't really have support like that. When Tavion Hampton left incarceration, he says he didn't know what came next. But through Maricopa County's Juvenile Transfer Offender Program, he found something he says he was missing, support. They actually kept me out of a lot of trouble and helped me with a lot of things like getting my Social Security ID, housing, food. The program works with young people who committed crimes before turning 18 and are now on adult probation. At a resource fair in downtown Phoenix, participants connected with organizations offering everything from job training to housing and education. We want to help them get through probation and get this behind them. Participants face intensive supervision, treatment and drug testing. The court says 179 people have graduated since 2020, with 26 later involved in new criminal cases. She's helped me stay productive by making me stay in school or working, so it's like there's never a time I'm not doing something productive. For Jesus Gomez-Robles, that support is helping him work toward a career as a master carpenter. And for Hampton, the dream is a future in architecture. Two different goals and a chance to work toward them. People deserve second chances because... The first mistake can be made in seconds and the second chance that that can go throughout years in Phoenix. And Roma Holmes Fox 10 news.