CSOSA is excited to join the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and agencies all around the country to mark Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision (PPPS) Week. Now in its 25th year, PPPS Week is celebrated annually during the third full calendar week of July. It’s an opportunity to honor the achievements of community corrections professionals around the country. This year’s PPPS Week is July 21 through 27.

This year’s theme – Wellness Unveiled: Navigating the Journey – emphasizes the importance of taking care of your mental and emotional health.

The work of a community corrections professional requires a high level of compassion and empathy. Over time, elevated emotional demands and pressures associated with difficult and challenging work can negatively impact health and wellbeing, placing workers at risk for compassion fatigue and burnout. With this year’s theme, we are reminded that taking care of others requires taking care of oneself.

In the Congressional Record, Congressperson Eleanor Holmes Norton recognized “the Nation’s community supervision professionals, who are dedicated public servants and perform many vital roles in their work with justice-involved adults and juveniles. Community supervision professionals identify opportunities and services to help justice-involved individuals contribute to society, while holding them accountable for their actions. They remain mindful of their role in protecting public safety.”

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a proclamation in honor of PPPS Week, noting that “the exemplary work of community corrections professionals is an essential component of the District’s justice system and plays a vital role in making the District of Columbia safer for residents and visitors.”

“CSOSA drives significant, positive changes in the lives of the people we supervise and the communities we serve. It is challenging work.” said CSOSA Director Richard S. Tischner. “The impact we have in making the District a safer place to live, work, and visit is only possible through the perseverance, commitment, and dedication of our staff.”

CSOSA salutes our dedicated staff in the Office of Community Supervision & Intervention Services and Office of Behavioral Interventions, and that of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA). This PPPS Week and beyond we hope all community corrections professionals will prioritize improving wellness, building resiliency, and finding balance.

 

It’s Public Service Recognition Week! CSOSA is honored to celebrate and express gratitude to its employees for all they do. Celebrated the first full week in May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week honors the people who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local, and tribal government employees.

In a Proclamation on Public Service Recognition Week, President Biden said “Our Nation’s over 20 million public servants work hard to deliver for our families, communities, and country. Their work matters to people’s everyday lives: They keep neighborhoods safe and the buses running, and build futures for people in their hometowns. They are the lifeblood of our democracy, acting as brave first responders, election workers, and service members defending our country. This week, we recognize our Nation’s public servants, who do the humble yet critical work of keeping our country running.”

Each day, CSOSA employees make the decision to build a better District of Columbia and change people’s lives by working for this agency. The positive impact CSOSA has on individual lives and the community at large would not be possible without the effort of every team member in every area of the agency—whether they work with supervisees directly, or in a position that supports the functioning of the agency.

CSOSA Director Richard S. Tischner joins the heads of other federal agencies in recognizing the valuable contributions of those who have dedicated themselves to public service in the Public Service Recognition Week Co-Chair Letter.

 

The third week of July marks Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision (PPPS) Week! For more than 20 years, the American Probation and Parole Association has called on the nation to honor the community corrections professionals who help keep our communities safe places to live, work, and visit.

The theme for PPPS Week is Restoring Trust, Creating Hope. CSOSA Director Richard S. Tischner said, “The work our supervision staff does is transformative—helping people under supervision make positive choices and change the trajectory of their lives. We must often rise to meet the challenges of dealing with difficult situations and circumstances to strive for change that is not guaranteed, may only come bit by bit, and might come without accolades. Still, we press on—holding ourselves and others accountable and working together to advance our critical public safety mission.”

This week especially, we thank the hardworking community supervision professionals in CSOSA’s Office of Community Supervision & Intervention Services and CSOSA’s Office of Behavioral Interventions for the fundamental role they play in changing the lives of people under supervision and advancing public safety in the District. We also celebrate the important work of the pretrial supervision professionals of our sister agency, the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia. Our gratitude also extends to all staff at supervision agencies, especially the dedicated public servants at CSOSA and PSA, for making it possible for our community supervision professionals to provide effective and efficient service to the people under our jurisdiction and the community as a whole.

Read our news release for more information about how CSOSA is commemorating PPPS Week in the District.