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Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br />Friday, February 3, 2017 (12:00noon – 2:00pm) <br />Southern Human Services Center <br />Chapel Hill, NC <br /> <br />Proposed Minutes <br />Attendees: Meg McGurk, Stephanie Jones, Peggy Hamlett, Anna Orr, Dana Graves, Tina <br />Sykes, Donna King, Arianna Hinton, Sharron Hinton, Carol McClelland, Nick Allen, Jeff <br />Nieman, Kysha Thompson, Renee Price, Jay Bryan, Amanda Farris, Georgia Gamcsik, Sonia <br />Frischemeier, Frances Henderson, Nathan Ligo, Susan Worley, Chandrika Brown, Kelsey <br />Mosley, Latisha Ward, Gayane Chambless, Tom McQuiston, Denise Brigss, Rebekah Rapoza <br />(*Members in Bold) <br /> <br />Welcome <br />The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Meg McGurk and introductions. <br /> <br />Minutes Review and Approval <br />The Council reviewed the minutes from December 2016. Carol McClelland motioned for <br />minutes to be approved and was seconded by Donna King. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Agency Roundtable/PEP Progress Report <br />Boomerang – Has served 88 youth with majority being girls and for fighting. PEP areas of <br />improvement are documenting staff training and program evaluation. While this has been done, <br />it was never documented so methods of tracking and protocols have been developed. <br />Volunteers for Youth – Community Service program has developed a protocol manual and staff <br />has been attending more trainings and keeping a log. The program has also identified serving <br />higher risk youth, but like other programs, they serve the youth that are referred. The numbers <br />overall are way down, having served only 39 out of a projected 110 youth. <br />Teen Court is still working on their protocol manual. The program has worked on improving <br />their timeframe for admission/intake and is able to utilize space within juvenile services to be <br />able to see youth. <br />Freedom House – FAN is currently serving 11 families with 28 served year-to-date. PEP <br />improvement was needed in quality of service and risk level. The operating procedure manual <br />and forms are all being changed to reflect new affiliation with Freedom House. Monthly staff <br />meetings are held to track program and client progress. <br />Dispute Settlement Center – Has worked with 6 youth and 6 adults in the Family Table program <br />which is wrapping up. Eleven youth from juvenile court and MDP have been served through <br />restorative justice and 39 students through Orange County Schools restorative justice program <br />and provided training to 20 staff/faculty this past week. They have been working with Family <br />Success Alliance to develop a short training on what to do if you witness harassment as a <br />bystander. <br />Only area for improvement with Mediation program is the risk level of youth they serve and they <br />have reported that they are willing to serve higher risk youth. Family Table program needed to <br />address the duration, contact hours, and level of risk. <br />Wrenn House – Structure only program so the PEP improvement included a review and update <br />of the policy and procedures manual (also as part of their reaccreditation review). They are also