Upcoming Dates
Community Service Restitution
Rehabilitation Services

Upcoming Dates
Contact 512-974-4879 for Upcoming Dates

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Community Service Restitution
Community Service Restitution is designed to hold offenders accountable for their actions and instill the concept that public order offending does have consequences. It also provides a vehicle for offenders to restore the community for the harm they have done. One of the core principles of the Downtown Austin Community Court is holding offenders accountable for their behavior. Offenders receive swiftly imposed; yet meaningful, community service that the court monitors daily for compliance.

Community Service Projects have included:

• SXSW musical festival set up & cleanup efforts
• APD Reclaim Waller Creek Phase I, II, III
• St. Patrick's Day cleanup
• Lance Armstrong Parade litter pickup
• Art City Austin set up & cleanup efforts
• Safewalk litter pickup
• Earth Day at Waterloo Park
• Keep Austin Beautiful Annual Clean Sweep
• UT Project 2009 Clinton Global Initiative
• PARD It's My Park Day
• Zilker Park/Botanical Gardens
• Asian American Cultural Festival
• Juneteenth Celebration set up & cleanup efforts

Members of the Community Service Partners include:

Access: Rudy Zapata

Austin Police Department: Officer Huskins

City of Austin Municipal Court: Rey Altamirano

Solid Waste Services-Code Enforcement: Matt Christianson

Downtown Austin Alliance: Bill Brice

Ecology Action of Texas: Joaquin Mariel

Fleet Services: Will O'Connor

French Legation Museum: Aimee Garten

Parks & Recreation: Max Moore

Watershed Protection & Development Review: William Fordyce

Salvation Army: Tom Donahue

Austin Groups for the Elderly: Chris Leto

American Civil Liberties Union: Victor Cornell

Travis County Adult Probation: Diane Sanders

Health & Human Services Graffiti Abatement Program: Tony Casarez

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Rehabilitation Services
Many offenders who commit a "quality of life" offense are lacking in certain social and medical needs that Community Court seeks to address. The goal of the court is to identify and address needs, remove treatment barriers and engage offenders so they are less likely to continue criminal behavior. Rehabilitation Services seeks to restore offenders and give them every opportunity to make changes in their life.