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~ ~ <br />RETURN THIS COPY TO THE CLERK'S _ <br />OFFICE FOR THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE <br />CONTRACT BETWEEN <br />THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA <br />AND <br />THE FREEDOM HOUSE RECOVERY CENTER <br />THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into the ~ day of 2004, <br />between The County of Orange ("the County") and The Freedo ou Recovery Center <br />("FH")• <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Correction Criminal. Justice Partnership <br />Program ("CJPP") has awarded a North Carolina Department of Correction .Criminal <br />Justice Partnership Program ("NCDOCCJPP") grant to Orange and Chatham Counties, <br />North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the aforementioned Counties desire to use some portion of the <br />NCDOCCJPP grant to contract with FH to provide Intensive Outpatient ("IOP") <br />treatment services for individuals in the intermediate punishment population in Orange <br />County and Chatham County; and <br />WHEREAS, FH desires to provide IOP treatment services using the nationally approved <br />course of study, "Living in Balance" as the basis of their curriculum. <br />NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY agreed as follows: <br />I. This contract shall be effective for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, <br />2005. <br />II. FH agrees to provide IOP services to the CJPP-eligible intermediate punishment <br />offender population in Orange County and Chatham County. <br />A. ACJPP-eligible intermediate punishment offender is defined as an adult <br />offender convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony offense who received anon- <br />incarcerative sentence of an intermediate punishment or who is serving a term <br />ofpost-release supervision after completing an active sentence of <br />imprisonment. <br />B. 15-B Department of Community Corrections shall make an initial <br />determination as to whether an individual is eligible to participate in the CJPP <br />program; Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime ("TASC") will assess <br />eligible individuals in order to determine the services needed by these <br />individuals and refer these individuals ("Clients") as appropriate to FH for its <br />IOP services. <br />C. FH agrees to provide 9 hours of IOP services using the "Living in Balance" <br />course of study to each Client per week, with services being provided to <br />Clients in groups that meet three evenings per week, for a period of three <br />hours per group. Participants will also be required to attend additional AA <br />and NA programs two other evenings a week. Program length of stay will be <br />