Training and Events

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

2025

MARCH

26 - VJJA Quarterly Board Meeting - 5:00 pm in conjunction with the Tidewater Spring Institute, a virtual option will also be available.
27 & 28 - 32st Annual Tidewater Spring Institute "TOGETHER WE CAN FACE ANY CHALLENGE AS DEEP AS THE OCEAN & AS HIGH AS THE SKY"
- Holiday Inn Northbeach, Virginia Beach Oceanfront Register by 3/5/2025

Past Events

2024

NOVEMBER

14 - VJJA's 48th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute (virtual) - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
14 - Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony

MARCH

20 - Quarterly Board Meeting at 4pm
21 & 22 - 31st Annual Tidewater Spring Institute "Every Drop in the Ocean Matters" Institute Page

2023

NOVEMBER

14 & 15 - 47th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute "CONNECTION COUNTS" Hotel Madison-Harrisonburg - REGISTER NOW!

SEPTEMBER

22 - Quarterly Board Meeting, 10am

MARCH

22 - Quarterly Board Meeting 3:00 pm
23 & 24 - Tidewater District Spring Institute

2022

NOVEMBER

8 - Board Meeting - Williamsburg
9 & 10 - Annual Fall Institute - Williamsburg
10 - Annual Membership Business Meeting - Williamsburg

JUNE

14 - Virtual Fall Planning Meeting
24 - Friday , June 24, 2022 - Board Meeting

SEPTEMPER

23 - Friday, September 23, 2022 - Virtual Board Meeting

MARCH

23 - Board Meeting, 6:30pm | Agenda
24 & 25 - Tidewater District 29th Spring Institute "Sailing into a Safe Port" - Holiday Inn & Suites, 3900 Atlantic Ave, VA Beach | Flyer

2021
NOVEMBER

8 - Board Meeting
9 &10 - 45th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute, "We're Still Standing" | Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg

SEPTEMBER

8 - VJJA Planning Meeting (virtual)
24 - Board Meeting

MARCH

26 - Tidewater SPRING CONFERENCE | PROGRAM

2020
NOVEMBER

5 - 44th Virtual Fall Juvenile Justice Institute, 8:45am - 1:30pm - Sponsor Order Form
5 - Annual Business Meeting (join virtually via Zoom)

MARCH (all events cancelled for the month)

25 - 4pm - Board of Directors Meeting
26-27 - Spring Conference - Holiday Inn - North Beach, 3900 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach

2019
DECEMBER

16 - 10-3pm Northern District Training - Training - Healthy and Happy Holidays: Mind, Body and Spirits, Presented by Leonard Hopkins

NOVEMBER

6 - Board of Directors Meeting - 6pm
7 & 8 - Fall Juvenile Justice Institute - Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, 1000 Virginia Center Pkwy, Glen Allen, 23059

SEPTEMBER

6 - Training Resiliency & the Trauma Affected Youth, by Youth Excel & Advancement, LLC, 1 - 4pm
6 - Capital District Resource Showcase & Crab Feast (registration required), 4 - 9pm
27 - Board of Directors Meeting - Shadwell's Restaurant, 1791 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, 10am
27 - Conference Planning Meeting - Hilton Garden Inn, Charlottesville, 9am-10am

JUNE

7 - Tidewater District Fin & Feather Fest - The Planter's Club, Suffolk, 2-7pm - Information | Registration
26 - Northern District Training - "The Masks We Wear" presented by Patrick Slifka, NCG - Information | Registration
28 - Board of Directors Meeting - Charlottesville, 10am

MARCH

27 - Board of Directors Meeting - VA Beach, 3pm
28-29 - Spring Conference | Holiday Inn - North Beach, 3900 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach

2018
NOVEMBER

7 - Board Meeting
8 & 9 - Fall Juvenile Justice Institute - Coming Full Circle: Compassion-Collaboration-Choice | Blue Ridge Hotel & Conference Center - Roanoke

October

31 - The Masks We Wear: A Special Halloween Training Event (10am to 3pm - lunch provided) presented by Patrick Slifka, NCG | sponsored by the Northern District | City of Manassas Parks & Recreation Center | FREE for members

Sept

28 - Board of Directors Meeting - 10am - Charlottesville Homeward Suites
7 - Board of Directors Meeting - 6pm - Roanoke Sheraton
7 - Capital District Crab Feast - 4-9pm | St. Augustine Parrish, 4400 Beulah Rd, Richmond | Registration and Information

July

15-21 - Probation, Parole & Community Supervision Week

June

1 - Fin and Feather Feast presented by the Tidewater District | Information | Registration
22 - Board of Directors Meeting - 10am - Charlottesville Homewood Suites

March

6th - Northern District Training | Gangs in Northern VA & My Life as a Gang Member... Presented by Northern VA Gang Task Force - 10am-3pm (lunch included) McCoart Building, Prince William Co | Free for Current Members
22-23 - Spring Conference | Holiday Inn - North Beach (Wednesday, 21st - Board Meeting)

2017
DECEMBER 1st - Election time!
NOVEMBER

7 & 8 - 41st Fall Juvenile Justice Institute, Fredericksburg Convention Center | Register | Vendors (6th @ 6pm - Board Meeting)

SEPTEMBER

8th - 4-9:00pm - Capital District's Crab Feast & Resource Showcase, St. Augustine Parrish, Chesterfield | Information (10am - Board Meeting)

JULY

19 - 8:30am- 5pm - Capital District Training - Mental Health First Aid - FREE - 13th District CSU - Richmond, Oliver Hill Court Building
21 - Blue Ridge Training - Sexual Assault / Suicide / Bullying / Self-Care for Professionals - FREE - Public Safety Building, Roanoke, VA
28 - Northern District Training - Who Am I, Who Am I to You? Presenter - Paul Greggs

JUNE

20 - 9am-3:30pm - Capital District Training - GPS/Surveillance Training - 12th District CSU, 7000 Lucy Corr Blvd, Chesterfield
23 @ 10am - Board Meeting - Homewood Suites, 2036 India Rd, Charlottesville

MARCH

29 - 3pm - Board Meeting - Tidewater Spring Institute
30 & 31 - Tidewater Spring Institute - Holiday Inn-North Beach, Virginia Beach | Vendor Information

FEBRUARY 3 - Tidewater District Presents - Training | "The Year of You!"

2016
DECEMBER

16 - Capital District Winter Meet & Greet | Art 180, 114 W. Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23220. Members will be collecting gift cards, backpacks, and personal items for court involved youth

NOVEMBER

8th - Friday @ 6pm - Board Meeting - prior to Fall Institute, Portsmouth
9 &10 - 40th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute - Celebrating 50 Years - Renaissance Hotel, Portsmouth
21 & 22 - Capital District to distribute turkeys to each of its localities | CSUs will collect canned goods for families in need

OCTOBER

21 - Stress and Burnout Prevention - Capital District - Virginia Public Safety Training Center, 7093 Broad Neck Rd, Hanover | Info-Registration

SEPTEMBER

9 - Friday - Capital District Crab Feast & Vendor Fair: Register Here - Download flyer | Advanced Tickets $10/members, $30/non-members
13 - Tuesday - Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in LGBTQIA Youth - Training Sponsored by Northern District
23 - Friday @ 10am - Board Meeting - Homewood Suites by Hilton, 401 India Rd, Charlottesvill3, 1st floor meeting room

AUGUST

6 - Richmond Public School Back to School Rally | Capital provided paper and pencils

JULY

22 - Friday - Blue Ridge District Training - Social Media/Human/Sex Trafficking and Drug Trends in Roanoke
27 @ 5 - 7pm | Capital District Meet & Greet | Trapezium Brewing Company

JUNE

24 - Friday @ 10am - Board Meeting - Homewood Suites by Hilton, 401 India Rd, Charlottesville, 1st Fl Meeting Rm

MARCH

23 & 24 - Tidewater 24th Annual Spring Institute - Holiday Inn & Suites North Beach, VA Beach (22 - Tuesday @ 3pm - Board Meeting)

JANUARY

29 - Tidewater District Training - DSMV, Presented by Patrick Slifka, National Counseling Group

2015
NOVEMBER

2 & 3 - 39th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute, Koger Center DoubleTree by Hilton, 1021 Koger Center Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23235
18 - Northern District Training - Trauma Informed Care - Manassas Park
20 - Valley District Training - Trauma Informed Care with Sex Offenders | Presented by FPS

SEPTEMBER 18 @ 10am - VJJA Board of Directors Meeting, Charlottesville
JULY

Cancelled - Crab Feast - sponsored by the Capital District. Bankuet Place, 1129 Hull St, Richmond, VA
29 - Training - Working with LGBTQ+ Youth in Juvenile Justice - sponsored by the Capital District
30 - Tidewater District Training - Etiology & Collaborative Treatment for Youth with Cutting Behaviors. Presented by Challen Mabry, LPC, FPS

JUNE 19 @ 10am - VJJA Board of Directors Meeting, Charlottesville
MAY 29th - "Why They Kill - A Theoretical Understanding of Mass School Violence" - Southwest District Spring Training, Wytheville
APRIL 29th - Compassion Fatigue, Northern District, Woodbridge, VA
MARCH - Board of Director's Meeting and Tidewater Spring Conference, Quality Inn, Virginia Beach, VA

2014
DECEMBER - Santa Clause Shuffle
NOVEMBER 5 & 6 - 38th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute, Newport News Marriot at Center City (4th - Board of Directors Meeting)
OCTOBER 1 - 2014 Youth Connections Open House (Henrico)

June 13 from 5-9pm - Capital District Crab Feast, Juvenile Justice Resource Expo & Showcase | Bankuet Place, 1129 Hull St, Richmond

Crab Feast Info

June 11 - 8:30am-3:30pm (lunch included) - Northern District presents: Continuum of Sexually Harmful Behaviors - Potomac Room, McCourt Building, 1 County Complex, Woodbridge, VA 22192
May 22 - Capital District Networking Mixer

March 27 & 28 - 22nd Tidewater Chapter Spring Conference: "Casting a Wide Net" | Quality Inn, Oceanfront, VA Beach - Presenters include: Don Roberts, WAVY TV 10, youth mentoring; Kerry Doughtery, Virginian Pilot; Helivi Holland, Improving Communication in the Legal System; Mason & Associates, Government retirement planning; Jennifer, Intercept, developing resiliency and protective factors.
March 27 - VJJA Board Meeting - Quality Inn Virginia Beach - (during Spring Conference)

November 6 & 7 - 37th Fall Juvenile Justice Institute at the newly renovated OMNI Hotel in Charlottesville, VA. Just steps from the Pedestrian Mall in historic downtown Charlottesville. Visit our Institute page for more information.

July 19, 2013
Tidewater District Training: Gang Culture in Hampton Roads
Presented by Det. J. Dempsey, Portsmouth Police Department, followed by a beach social with food, drinks, and games (limit 60 participants).
Junius F. Lynch Post 35, American Legion
850 West Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503

Flyer/Registration

September 13, 2013
Capital District's 2013 Crab Feast - Training Resource Showcase
* All You Can Eat * Music * DJ * Free Admission for VJJA Members * 4PM - 7PM
Mechanicsville Recreation Association
8183 Elm Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

June 14, 2013
Capital District Networking Social
Harry Co., LLC, 3900 Chamberlayne Ave, Richmond, VA 23227

Flyer

Got Stress?

June 14, 2013 - Capital District Training: Secondary Trauma - Stress Resulting from Helping Traumatized Families.

Information

36th FALL INSTITUTE: November 7-8, 2012
Keynote: Dr. Michael Bradley
The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA www.innatvirginiatech.com
Registration | Exhibitor Registration

March 22 - 23, 2012
20th Tidewater Chapter Spring Conference: "Sea of Possibilities"
Keynote: Patrick Slifka
Quality Inn, Festival Center, Virginia Beach, VA

Photos from the Event

Brochure &Registration

17th Santa Claus Shuffle 5K & 1M Fun Run
December 10, 2011, Olde Towne Portsmouth
Learn more at: http://www.tyscommission.org/
Benefits Tidewater Youth Serv Foundation

See Photos from the Event

Tidewater's Annual Winter Blues Training
Suicide Awareness & Prevention for Youth
Speaker: Tracy Akers
Kempsville Center for Beh. Health, Norfolk
Contact Katherine Grimm at:
tidewaterdistrictchair@vjja.net

35th FALL INSTITUTE: November 2-3, 2011
Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, Glen Allen, VA, http://www.wyndhamvirginiacrossings.com/
Registration Brochure
Photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150360060746564.349646.102184386563&&l=ff8f3f41b0
and: http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2011/
Fall Institute 2011 Registration Brochure & Schedule: http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2011/VJJA_Fall_Institute_Brochure.pdf
Presentations: http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2011/VJJA_Fall_Institute_Leading_Change_Initiatives_11-2011.pdf

Crabfeast, Resource Showcase & Social
Friday, Septemberermber 16, 2011, 4pm - 9pm, VJJA Capital District Chapter
The Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Cost: $11 per person , Tammy Johnson, Event Chair, capitaldistrictcrabfeast@vjja.net
Photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150305813901564.338309.102184386563&&l=ac69d0f25e

Blue Ridge District Training
Friday, August 12, 2011
Download Flyer
blueridgedistrictchair@vjja.net

Resources Abound

10th Annual SWVA Vendor Fair
September 9, 2011, 8:30am-4:30pm
Sponsor: CSA Coordinators of SWVA
Holiday Inn Tanglewood, Roanoke
Facebook Link; Registration: Free!
Learn more: twochairsolutions.com

Photos: ttp://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150335939983736.344086.51749463735&
Vendor Fair Workshops, Vendor Fair Agenda, Participant Information, Vendor Information

w/ Darius Rucker

Juvenile Networking Social (Live Music)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Sponsor: VJJA Capital District Chapter
Venue: Innsbrook Afterhours, Glen Allen, VA
(pay at door & look for our gathering spot)
http://www.innsbrookafterhours.com/

Juvenile Networking Social (Jazz Cafe)
Thursday, August 11, 2011, 6-9 pm
Sponsor: VJJA Capital District Chapter
Venue: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
www.vmfa.state.va.us
Cost: Free! (just look for our gathering spot)

Steve Gilliand

19th Tidewater Spring Conference
March 24 - 25, 2011
Virginia Beach, VA
Keynote: Steve Gilliand
www.vjja.net/Tidewater/
Brochure

Speaker: J Patrick Slifka

District Training: "From Victim to Survivor"
Friday, April 15, 2011, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sponsor: VJJA Northern District Chapter
Venue: AJ Ferlazzo Bldg, Fredericksburg, VA
Download Flyer
Direct questions to: Ellen Patterson, District Chair northerndistrictchair@vjja.net

Dr. Ed Latessa

34th FALL INSTITUTE
November 2010, Williamsburg, VA
Keynote: Dr. Edward Latessa
www.vjja.net/INSTITUTE
Call for Exhibitors |
Registration Brochure (PDF)

34th Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2010/

District Training: "Special Ed. Overview"
Friday, January 28, 2011, 10 am - 2 pm
Sponsor: VJJA Tidewater District Chapter
Venue: Barry Robinson Center, Norfolk, VA
Download Flyer PDF or Word Doc
Direct questions to: Katherine Grimm, District Chair tidewaterdistrictchair@vjja.net

18th Tidewater Spring Conference
March 18 - 19, 2010
Virginia Beach, VA
Keynote: Steve Kissell
www.vjja.net/Tidewater/
Brochure

Juvenile Networking (Wine!) Social
Friday, October 29, 2010, 6pm - 9pm
Sponsor: VJJA Capital District Chapter
Venue: Wine on the Patio, James River Cellars, Glen Allen, VA
www.jamesrivercellars.com
www.vjja.net/Capital

Harold Wood

17th Tidewater Spring Conference
March 26 - 27, 2009, Virginia Beach, VA
Keynote: Lawrence Lambert, Special Agent Robert Simmons, Harold Wood
We Are All in the Same Boat
www.vjja.net/Tidewater/
Brochure

President Beth Stinnett

33rd FALL INSTITUTE
November 2009, Hampton, Virginia
Plenary Sessions: Shay Bilchik,
Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Dr. Dale Henry
DOING What Works
www.vjja.net/INSTITUTE
Brochure (PDF)

33rd Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2009/

Dr. Jeffrey Aaron

32nd FALL INSTITUTE
November 2008, Charlottesville, VA
Plenary Sessions: Dr. Scott Walters and Dr. Jeffrey Aaron
Changing the Script
Hotel RFP | Call for Exhibitors
Call for Presenters| Brochure (PDF)

32nd Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2008/

Dr. Wally Kisthardt

31st FALL INSTITUTE
November 2007, Roanoke, VA
Keynote: Dr. Wally Kisthardt, Judge Steve Teske, Dr. Randy Otto
When All the Stars Align
Call for Presenters |
Brochure (PDF)

31st Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2007/
Updated Schedule of Events:
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2007/VJJA_Fall_Institute_Agenda_2007_11-1-2007.pdf
Final Conference Program:
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2007/31st_Fall_Inst_Program_FINAL2.pdf

Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten

30th FALL INSTITUTE
November 2006, Richmond, VA
Speakers: Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, Dr. Ed Latessa, Dr. David Altschuler
Celebrate Past ..Envision the Future
www.vjja.net/INSTITUTE
Workshop Speakers and BIO
Brochure (PDF)

30th Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2006/
Presentations:
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Altschuler_Presentation.ppt
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Latessa_Presentation.ppt
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Van_Dieten_Handouts_Cover.ppt
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Van_Dieten_Handouts2_Cover.ppt
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Van_Dieten_Plenary_MI_Handouts.pdf
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Van_Dieten_Workshop_Girls_Handouts.pdf
http://www.vjja.net/fallinstitute2006/presentations/Lowe_Presentation.ppt

James C. 'Buddy' Howell

29th FALL INSTITUTE
November 2005, VA Beach, VA
Speakers: Dr. James C. "Buddy" Howell, Dr. Lawanda Ravoira, Dr. Gail Wasserman, Dr. Faye Taxman
One Size Doesn't Fit All
Brochure (PDF)

29th Fall Institute Photos:
http://www.vjja.net/Images/Photos/Fall_Institute_2005/