"Help the life of one person and you can help the community."- Steven Sawalich CCJ Staff  participated in the Central Iowa Community ID Drive on March 26 and June 22 to…

Executive Director Staci Shugar, Probation Officer Zak Tyler, and Intern Katie attended Ballard High School’s Career Fair on December 3rd. This event was a great opportunity to answer student’s questions…

Introductions from our fall interns: Hi! My name is Rachel. I am senior at Iowa State University double majoring in Sociology and Criminal Justice and minoring in General Business. I am…

CCJ would like to welcome Staci Shugar as the new Executive Director for the Center for Creative Justice. Staci comes to the CCJ with a wealth of experience and knowledge…

We are pleased to recognize Latifah Faisal as our 2020 Volunteer of the Year. Latifah has served on the CCJ Board of Directors for several years.  CCJ would like to…

A big thank you from CCJ to Craig Evans for his years of service and leadership at CCJ. Craig was both a caring probation supervisor and sage director, bringing stability…

Thank you for coming out and supporting CCJ at our Annual French Toast Fundraiser! You helped make it a success! Thank you to the board members and staff who helped…

CCJ once again participated in the United Way Day of Caring.  Thank you to the Roland-Story Elementary School for the opportunity to assist young readers through the Raising Readers program. …