Beaches
Structured shoreline and public-beach service days in Broward County.
Youth Service Hours
Community Intervention Program, 17th Circuit
A diversion initiative with Florida DJJ’s Broward County Probation & Community Intervention Program. Court-ordered youth complete structured service at local beaches, parks, and senior community centers.
About youth diversion
About Youth Diversion
Hours in the same neighborhoods we already serve.
Broward County, FL — Change of Heart Youth Program of America (COHYPOA), in partnership with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice’s Broward County Probation & Community Intervention Program (17th Circuit), announced a diversion initiative that provides court-ordered youth with structured community service opportunities across local beaches, parks, and senior community centers.
Students who need documented hours for school may request a placement too. Always confirm with the probation officer, case manager, or school that COHYPOA hours will count for that specific order or requirement. We do not replace your case manager — we host the shift and write the hours down.
Where the hours happen
Where the hours happen
The same places named in our 17th Circuit announcement — beaches, parks, and senior community centers — plus the neighborhood work we already run.
Parks
Trail, library, and neighborhood-park clean-ups across Pompano Beach.
Senior community centers
Time with elders — visits, event help, and neighborhood support.
How a placement works
How a placement works
01
Request a placement
Tell us the youth’s name, school, hours needed, and who referred you — court, school, or family.
02
Show up on a public site
We match a supervised shift at a beach, park, or senior community center. Guardians get the time and place in writing.
03
We document the hours
Attendance is verified. We provide written confirmation for the case manager, school, or court.
Request a placement
Request a service-hour placement
Include the youth’s school and grade, hours needed, and who referred you. For a same-day reply, call 754.207.3334.
We host the shift and document the hours. Bring whatever your case manager requires on the day — we do not issue court orders.