JDIN is a Faith Based and Life Recovery Center founded by Greg Baines as a result of his personal battles with substance abuse. Drugs and alcohol were rampant in the community impacting the lives of families, children and youth prior to JDIN opening their doors.
JDIN was incorporated in 2000 and received 501(c)3 status in 2001. Prior to JDIN opening their doors in 2000, the Wharton County Juvenile Justice agency was a very busy organization in Wharton. JDIN focuses on providing life enhancing programs for the youth that continue to change and improve their lives. The Juvenile Justice agency works with us to provide these programs, which allows us the ability to intervene and/or prevent our youth from making negative life altering decisions.
Our core programs are our highly acclaimed, “Yes WE Can” Intervention/Prevention Afterschool and Summer Youth Programs for youth ages 6-18 years old, job skills training, on the job training, individual development and empowerment, substance abuse education, social skills
training, food program, and adult services that include connecting those in need to financial assistance, jobs, mental health programs and more.
The “Yes WE Can” Intervention and Prevention Program is an afterschool and summer program that provides loving and compassionate staff to be mentors in the lives of our youth, tutoring and homework help, sports programs, leading a healthy lifestyle, mental health, avoiding drugs,
alcohol and vaping, preventing teen pregnancy and more. We work with multiple organizations to provide evidence-based programs that will not only educate the youth but are also designed to guide our youth to develop a healthy lifestyle while focusing on respect, discipline,
developing social skills, problem-solving skills, and learning to control emotions and behavior. We often take field trips that are both educational and fun.
JDIN has been instrumental in making a difference in the community by enriching the lives of individuals and helping them to move forward to self-sustaining.
The Board of Directors is made up of dedicated community leaders and serve on the volunteer board of the organization.
JDIN's main focus is providing services to low-income families/children to help them be self-supportive, successful in school, and becoming contributing members of the community