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Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday,April 6, 2018 (12:OOnoon—2:OOpm) <br /> Southern Human Services Center <br /> Chapel Hill,NC <br /> Proposed Minutes <br /> Attendees: Meg McGurk, Bernard Miles, Karon Johnson, LaVerne Mattocks,Amanda <br /> Farris, Peggy Hamlett, Stephanie Jones, Sharron Hinton, Kysha Thompson, Maren <br /> Hardin, Gayane Chambless, Amy Kirshner, Linda Boldin, Georgia Gamcsik, Susan Worley, <br /> Sonia Frischemeier, Tami Pfeifer, Patricia Cardoso, Val Hanson, Theresa Collosso Denise <br /> Briggs, Rebekah Rapoza (*Members in Bold) <br /> Absent: Mia Burroughs, Dana Graves, Beverly Scarlett <br /> Excused.• Sherita Cobb, Tina Sykes, Carol McClelland, Donna King,Nick Allen, Lee Barnes <br /> Welcome <br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Meg McGurk and introductions. <br /> Minutes Review and Approval <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from February 2018. Peggy Hamlett motioned for minutes to <br /> be approved and was seconded by Stephanie Jones. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Agency Roundtable <br /> Boomerang—Year-to-date they have served 130, on track compared to this time last year. Most <br /> common reason for suspension this past month was fighting. They have served 9 court-involved <br /> youth. Afterschool program hasn't been as busy as in past years. <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—Family Table has held 3 sessions out of 8 and are serving 5 families <br /> with a total of 8 kids. Conflict Resolution program has served about 15 youth year-to-date, with <br /> 1 active youth and are expecting referrals for 4 more. <br /> Freedom House—FAN has served 12 families, getting 6 referrals in the last couple months, <br /> helping them get closer to projected number to serve. They have served 240 with one-on-one <br /> consultation and just finished a Common Sense Parenting group that graduated 6 parents. A new <br /> Common Sense Parenting program will start in May in Durham. As part of Children's Mental <br /> Health Awareness Month in May, they will be offering a workshop on children and computer <br /> gaming addiction. <br /> Haven House—Year-to-date they have served 5 youth,which is the exact same number as they <br /> had served at this time last year. However, this year they have had those 5 youth in the house for <br /> a total of 86 days, compared to 42 days last year. <br /> Ligo Doio—Received 13 referrals year-to-date with 10 being court referred. The program's <br /> funding recommendation have been cut in half for next fiscal year but will continue to serve all <br /> youth and not turn anyone away. They would like to stay on the radar for any additional funding <br /> that may come through the JCPC for next fiscal year. <br /> Volunteers for Youth—Numbers for Community Service program are low and have been all year, <br /> but they have picked up this spring. Numbers for Teen Court program are right on track. This is <br /> a big time of year for Community Service program because the gardens are opening up. <br /> DJJ Data—January: 8 distinct juveniles, 12 complaints, 2 approved for court, 6 juveniles <br /> diverted, 0 juveniles admitted to detention, 2 juveniles admitted to Wrenn House, 34 bed days <br />