Probation in the Community Participating at a Community Resource Fair East L.A. Holiday Food and Toy Drive Probation participating in Parks After Dark Above: Recruiting at a Local Job Fair Marching with other County Departments at the LGBTQ Pride Parade Below: Helping Clients at the Rio Hondo Job Fair Participating in the March of Dimes for Babies Walking to raise funds for March of Dimes L.A. County Probation’s Community Relations Unit connects the Department to local communities and events throughout the year and recruits and manages over 1,100 departmental volunteers and interns. Leading Probation’s efforts to support local communities, Community Relations organizes the Department’s charitable giving campaigns and coordinates employee participation at community events across the County. It manages community engagement activities that build ties with local communities and foster relationships with organizations that can help Probation clients. Some community partnerships include: Veterans Resource Fair events, The Parks After Dark Summer Program; The Los Angeles County Homeless Count; The Taste of Soul Community Fair, Homeless Resource Fairs, and K-12 Career Day events. L.A. County Probation Department | 2018 Annual Report 69 68 L.A. County Probation Department | 2018 Annual Report