In conjunction with the annual PbS Agency Coordinators Training (ACT), the PbS Awards Night took place in New Orleans on Friday, Aug. 5, with nearly 100 guests donning their best attire to recognize and celebrate each other. Sponsored by the PbS Education and Employment Foundation, the PbS Awards Night honors juvenile justice professionals as well as young award recipients.
Among those recognized:
- 2022 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Correction and Detention Winners and Finalists
- J. Russell “Russ” Jennings Scholarship Recipients
- Staff Scholarship Recipients
- Employment Matching Award Recipients
- Reentry Awards Recipients
- Kids Got Talent Group and Solo Award Winners and Finalists
The festive evening included a live performance from one of the two solo winners of the Kids Got Talent Contest. Kay, from Long Creek Youth Development Center, Maine Department of Corrections, performed an original vocal titled “I Don’t Want to Love You,” impressing the audience with her professional stage presence and lyrical voice.
PbS would like to thank everyone for an inspiring evening. For more information about the PbS Awards, please visit pbstandards.org/awards.
