Keeping children safe

Juvenile justice officials honor those helping kids Jason Pesick, Staff Writer Article Launched: 10/08/2008 09:51:52 PM PDT
counseling for victims.

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, which offers educational programs about reproductive health, body image, nutrition and domestic violence.

Youth Alternative Solutions Program, which aids teenagers arrested on drug and alcohol-related offenses.

Individual award recipients were:

Karen Bell, chief deputy district attorney for the juvenile division, who has worked to stop truancy.

Martin Chavez, who distributes food at Adelanto-based Community Tool Box, runs the Adelanto Youth Connection and Adelanto Youth Leadership programs.

Malcolm Driggs of the County Schools Alliance for Education, who works with business, labor and other community leaders so students can learn about various professions.

G. Christopher Gardner, chief deputy public defender, who has worked on various juvenile delinquency issues and other youth-related ventures.

Rich Randolph, a Colton police officer, who started the Cops `N' Jocks program, which works to bring high school students together with police officers.

Terrance Stone, founder of the nonprofit Young Visionaries, which runs anti-gang programs.