YES Institute conducts sensitivity workshops for staff at police departments, the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and court alternative programs, on the topics of gender and orientation. Receiving the latest education on these topics maximizes the effectiveness of officers and staff.

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Police Departments

Key Biscayne Police Department

• At the invitation of Police Chief Mike Flaherty, YES led educational workshops for the department. Read More.

Homestead Police Department

• Officer Tony Aquino invited YES Institute to conduct a presentation for the Homestead police department. Read More.

South Miami Police Department

• The presentation was so successful that Officer Aquino invited YES Institute back the next year to speak with the Chiefs of Police, Sergeants, and Officers at the Homestead and South Miami Police Departments. Read More.
  

Miami-Dade Police Department

• YES Instituted conducted sensitivity workshops for Miami Beach Police officers and detectives. We led a total of 12 workshops, reaching more than 150 officers and staff. Personal testimonies from youth and parents of gay children were a powerful part of these workshops.  Read More.

FIU Police Department

• Rev. Laurie Kraus, Richard Sherman, and Tony Prado facilitated dialogue about campus violence at three workshops for the entire FIU Police Department. Read More.
  

Department of Juvenile Justice

North Facility - Department of Juvenile Justice, Miami-Dade

• Terria Flakes, managing representative of the North Facility, invited us to deliver our workshops to their facilities. Read More.

• YES Institute presented at The Starting Place in Broward, a rehabilitation facility for youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Read More.

• YES Institute was invited to conduct an in-service training for the volunteers and staff at Guardian Ad Litem, an organization that advocates for children and teens who are caught in the throes of the judicial system amidst family crisis. Read More.
  

Court Alternative Programs

• JESCA - YES Institute spoke to the youth and presented a staff training to the James E. Scott Community Association, North and South units. JESCA is a community cooperative group offering a variety of services from early childhood development and mental health programs to jobs and educational programs, as well as court alternative day-programs for juveniles. Read More.

• YES speakers presented at The Starting Place in Broward, a rehabilitation facility for youth in the Juvenile Justice System, and Regis House.  Read More.