Chaplain Nick Arroyo and his team of 20 volunteers serve in two facilities in the San Bernardino region of Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center, located in Apple Valley, California, is a juvenile detention center with a capacity of 200 juvenile offenders. It is part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and serves as a secure facility for the detention and assessment of juvenile offenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the High Desert facility we see approximately 25 youth per week for Bible study and give out approximately 5 Bibles a month. Bible study is conducted on Thursday evenings from 7-8 pm. a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Central Valley Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center (CVJDAC) is located in the central part of the city of San Bernardino and has a rated capacity of 260. Bible study is conducted on Thursday evenings from 7-8 pm and Sunday morning church service is at 8-9 am .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ministry sees approximately 400 youth and distributes around 30 Bibles per month total at both facilities. This year we’ve baptized 2 youth at Central Valley. Each year we provide a holiday social at Christmas and Easter for the youth at both facilities, serving approximately 200 youth and 50 volunteer guests per social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n