LAKE COUNTY
Event offers resources and guidance to justice-involved individuals
Lake County Probation Department announced it will host 3rd Annual Resilient Re-Entry Event.
The Resilient Re-entry event includes a panel of speakers and offers various services like record expungement, college education information, and free tattoo removal services.
The event is in collaboration with Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College, is set to host the Resilient Re-entry event on Friday, Oct.11, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 15880 Dam Road Ext Clearlake. This event showcases four inspirational keynote speakers who have successfully transitioned from incarceration to leading fulfilling lives.
The speakers include Randall Cole, an accomplished author and substance abuse counselor, Caressa Smith, the dedicated manager of the Hope Center and a passionate advocate for second chances; Jennifer Nauert, a substance abuse disorder counselor holding a master’s degree from Cal Poly Humboldt; and Elizabeth Quiroz, a distinguished author, co-founder of the Redemption House, and a master’s candidate in Social Justice and Human Rights at Arizona State University.
This gathering will also be the grand opening of the Lake County Probation Mobile Services Unit.
The funding for the vehicle was provided through a grant from Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The vehicle offers justice-involved individuals who are homeless, an opportunity to connect with Probation resources where they are, including attending court by Zoom and attending classes. Those in attendance will be able to tour the van.
Participants involved in the evet include:
● Chief Wendy Mondfrans, Lake County Chief Probation Officer
● Mark Taylor, Project Rebound
● Megan Berger, Redemption House
● Richie Occhino, Outreach and Prevention Specialist, Lake County Behavioral Health
● Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors- District 2
● Ray Buenaventura, Lake County Public Defender
● Panel with lived experiences talking about their journeys
● Mendocino and Woodland Colleges Recovery Scholars
]We can provide video footage and images of the community gathering for the event, the various services offered, and the panel of speakers. Images of the Mobile Services Unit are also available. Interviews are available with Chief Mondfrans, Randall Cole, Richie Occhino
For more information about the event, follow us on Facebook at Lake County CA Probation or contact Assistant Chief Probation Officer Meredith Noyer 707-262-4285.
For more information about CPOC, visit www.cpoc.org or follow us on Twitter @CPOC_Probation.
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Discount for apartment dwellers provided
Customers living in apartments can receive discount of up to $2,000 on a new EV during promotion.
In an effort to boost sales, Ford Motor Co. will cover the cost of a home charging station and its installation starting Tuesday through the end of the year for customers who buy or lease a new electric vehicle.
EV sales aren’t growing as quickly as the industry had expected. Affordability, availability of charging infrastructure, battery health and convenience remain barriers to EV adoption. Covering the expense of getting a Level 2 charger for customers of Mustang Mach-E SUVs or F-150 Lightning trucks to refuel at home helps to address some of those obstacles, said Martin Delonis, senior manager of strategy for Model e, Ford’s EV division.
“An electric vehicle fills up when you’re not paying attention — passive fueling overnight like charging a smartphone,” he said during a virtual briefing on the program. “It’s hard for anyone to understand a convenience that didn’t exist before. Only half the people we talked to recognize that it was easier to fill up at home and wake up ready to go every day. There’s an efficiency there that’s not realized, and it takes time to understand it.”
Ford didn’t provide an exact number for the total value of the “Ford Power Promise” fourth-quarter promotion. The charger included is the Ford Charge Station Pro, which retails for $1,310.
—Bay Area News Group
