If you’ve been wondering (or questioning, doubting, or hoping), “Is it really possible to complete my court-ordered community service hours in my own community through Reachout America – the Georgia-based national nonprofit organization for kids with special needs?” the simple answer is Yes! (as long as you meet the criteria).
For nearly 20 years, Reachout America has provided sick and special needs children the opportunity to attend and participate in fun and unique horseback riding, space-themed, and other therapy camps across the country. To help cover the expense involved in transporting, enrolling, and paying for accommodations for the children and their parents/caregivers, Reachout America developed a program years ago that enables nonviolent criminal offenders to complete their court-ordered community hours by launching fundraising campaigns in their communities; the donations they collect are used to send kids to camp and are transferred into service hours. Please be advised that contact between the kids and the offender is not an option.
While many attorneys and judges across America have recommended Reachout America as an organization with a great platform for offenders to complete their community service hours, we are in no way personally or professionally affiliated with any federal, state, government, or court system.
If you are serious about completing your court-ordered community service hours through our national, nonprofit organization, the program works best when you let your court liaison or probation officer know of your intent and have them approve your campaign. Some of the many popular and successful fundraising campaigns include: a community car wash, a community yard sale, a bake sale, and a recycling collection campaign.
If you have waited until the very last moment to find locations in your town to conduct your community service via one of our suggested campaigns, then our program is probably not for you. You were ordered to do service in lieu of jail time so that you could give back to your community in a humble, sincere, and meaningful way. Rushing to find area businesses where you can implement one of our many fundraising initiatives at the last minute to earn your hours does not reflect an individual who is taking the court order seriously.
If you’re looking for a quick fix and a scribbled signature to skate your way through completing your court-ordered community service, we’re not for you. If you legitimately want to complete your service hours, avoid having to serve jail time, and help kids with special needs experience fun camps, contact us and we’ll help you through the process.