Bexar County Juvenile Probation
Volunteer Services Unit

Providing One-on-One Mentors to young adolescents who need it most! 

Mentor

Our Mentors are matched with a youth who is in need of a responsible and caring adult role model.  Apply to become a mentor today!

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Volunteer

Our Volunteers are an essential part of our program.  We depend on our volunteers to help with upcoming functions such as our BCJPD Fiesta Event!  Start volunteering now!

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You should become a mentor, here's why!

Help a child live up to their potential!

Children with a supportive caring adult role model have healthier relationships, have better self esteem and do better in school!

Adults who mentor!

Adults who mentor gain new skills and have a greater sense of fulfillment!  Apply to mentor today!

Our Blog

Mother’s Day Card

By Peggy Cano | September 6, 2022

A little late, but we need to mention.  I hope that everyone had an awesome Mothers Day!  Mothers Day means so much to so many of us.  It’s a time to reflect on all the wonderful memories we have of our mothers.  Our moms influence our lives in so many ways and helped make us…

BCJPD 2nd Annual Fiesta Event

By Peggy Cano | September 6, 2022

This year’s BCJPD event was held on April 7, 2022.  It was a wonderful success and hopefully next year’s Fiesta Event will be even bigger and better!  Several specialty programs participated in the fundraiser.  Our unit, Volunteers in Probation, sold a beef brisket meal which included a beef brisket sandwich, potato chips and a big…

Volunteers In Probation Silent Auction

Volunteers In Probation Silent Auction

By Peggy Cano | June 28, 2022

We are very excited to announce our annual VIP silent auction! This is your chance to score some incredible home decor for your home! Silent bidding is going now! Post your bid in the comment section so you don’t miss out!

Bexar County Juvenile Probation Mentoring

Mentoring Awards

By Peggy Cano | April 21, 2022

We also acknowledged some of our most outstanding volunteers and mentors at the General VIP Meeting. We gave out awards for the most Driven Mentor/Volunteer, Mentor of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and our Shining Star! The most Driven Mentor/Volunteer 2021 award goes to Teresa Dion. Teresa became a volunteer in April of 2016…

Bexar County Juvenile Probation Mentoring

1 to 1 Mentoring General Meeting 2020

By Peggy Cano | April 13, 2022

This year’s meeting was a wonderful success. Although we miss seeing everyone in person, we hadgreat attendance during the zoom conference! Next year, we plan to have an in person conference and dinner like we used to in the past. To start off this year’s meeting we were introduced to ourExecutive council. They are Daryl…

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Become a Mentor and Change Two Lives

By Peggy Cano | March 14, 2022

Mentoring benefits both the child and the adult.  Adolescence is a difficult time in a child’s life.  It’s so important that during this time of turbulence, a child has a responsible and caring adult to help guide them.  Long after both the mentor and mentee have parted ways, there often are positive and permanent changes…