Who Qualifies?
First-time offender youth between the ages of 12-17 arrested and/or cited with a misdemeanor within Watsonville City limits.
Our Partners:
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education – Teen Peer Court
- Santa Cruz County Probation Department
- Watsonville Police Activities League
- Watsonville Police Neighborhood Services Division – Neighborhood Accountability Board
- Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance, Inc.
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Caminos Program Stats:
April 2012 - March 2023
Number of youth that accepted the program: 551
Number of youth that successfully completed the program: 462
Number of youth that re-offended within 6 months of program completion: 42
Number of community service hours completed by youth: 22,065
Prosocial hours: 7,442
Parenting component completion: 350
Program success rate: 91% (420 out of 462 youth did not re-offend)
Program statistics as of March 31, 2023