On June 8, 2016, The GEO Reentry Santa Ana Day Reporting Center (DRC) donated $1,000 to St. Juliana Falconieri - Get On The Bus (GOTB) organization.
This is a non-profit organization being run by the center for Restorative Justice Works. This program makes it possible for children and their incarcerated parents in the California prisons to reunite on Mother’s and Father’s Day. This organization strongly believes in keeping families together by overcoming many of barriers from distance and cost of travel, to the significant paperwork required for clearance.
Co-Chair person, Judy Hirou coordinates along with other Co-Chairs Barbara, and Joanne, St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Community and The Congregational Church of Fullerton, and together they coordinate their annual dinner, silent auction and concert fundraiser once a year.
This year they were able to fundraise approximately $17,000 that was donated to GOTB. The GEO Reentry Santa Ana DRC thanks Fred LaPuzza, Director of the Office of Restorative Justice/ Detention Ministry in Orange, California, for connecting the GEO Reentry Santa Ana DRC with Judy, and GOTB organization for getting the opportunity to give back to the community.
