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20 <br /> Subcommittee Sign-Ups <br /> Denise is interested in doing holding training in December for the Monitoring Subcommittee on <br /> how to monitor and what the process is prior to going out to monitor in January. Bernard Miles, <br /> Lee Barnes, Sharron Hinton, Ashley Taylor have identified as willing to serve on this committee. <br /> Rebekah has attended a couple fairs recently to represent JCPC but doesn't have any written <br /> materials to handout. She has offered to create the materials but is looking to have JCPC <br /> members write the content. Meg McGurk and Sharron Hinton have volunteered to write the <br /> content and may be contacting the programs for pictures and success stories. <br /> Announcements <br /> Orange County Parks & Rec—Basketball program is taking registrations now through the end of <br /> November for ages up to 14. Halloween Carnival will be held on Saturday, October 24 and is <br /> mostly geared toward ages 3-10 but has need for volunteers to help staff games. The carnival is <br /> a great opportunity for youth to get community service hours. <br /> Meg McGurk is getting ready to hire a new position for Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. The <br /> title is still being negotiated but it will be something along the line of Campus and Community <br /> Director for Substance Abuse Prevention. It will be a Master's level position and will be mainly <br /> project management between UNC students and the downtown business to reduce high-risk <br /> drinking (binge drinking, underage drinking). The position will be funded by University, Town <br /> of Chapel Hill, Orange County Health Department, and local ABC Board and will be funded for <br /> three years. <br /> Youth Mental Health First Aid training will be held in November for about 25 Haven House <br /> staff. If any other agencies would like this training free of cost, please contact Peggy Hamlett. <br /> JCPC Administrative funds will be supporting one board member and three program staff to <br /> attend the NCJSA conference at Carolina Beach. Registrations have been submitted and hotel <br /> reservations will be made soon. <br /> Building Futures Program is WIOA employment and training program for low-income youth <br /> ages 16-24 with specific identified barriers (offenders,pregnant/parenting, <br /> homeless/runaway/foster care, basic skills deficient, and high school dropouts). The program <br /> will help youth finish school, gain employment skills, and eventually obtain employment. The <br /> program is currently taking referrals, but the participants must be motivated. Peggy Hamlett <br /> would love to have a Building Futures rep at the monthly staffing meetings to discuss the various <br /> cases. <br /> The County is moving forward with a new employment and training center next door at the old <br /> Door Tree location. Social Services will staff and operate this center and will house case <br /> workers from some of the programs as well as a new cafe where our WIOA youth participants <br /> can obtain job skills. Please come over and support our café. We will be offering beverages and <br /> food items supplied by Weaver Street. <br />