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Despite the stipulations placed on Freedom House for this current FY and next FY, Denise reports that those have no bearing on the recommendation/award of some of the funds to another their programs. Bernard Miles motioned to reallocate Psychological Services remaining funds of$6,950 to: 1. Freedom House in the amount of$2,220; 2. Dispute Settlement Center in the amount of$516; 3. Haven House in the amount of$500; 4. Boomerang in the amount of$1,732; and 5. Volunteers for Youth in the amount of$1,982. Motion was seconded by Peggy Hamlett. Motion carried unanimously. Carol McClelland and Stephanie Jones abstained. Hot Topic Discussion Cardinal Community Reinvestment RFP is currently advertised. Programs that provide mental health, substance abuse, and/or intellectual disabilities related services have the opportunity to submit applications for pilot programs and/or additional funding. If Ligo Dojo has a component to their program that fits one of those needs, then they can apply for funding. Stephanie will email the RFP info to Rebekah to distribute to the JCPC email lists. The News and Observer published an article the other day about the use of restorative justice circle in Durham County where a child was accidentally shot by a gun. An adult had fired a gun off down into the floor below him and struck a 10 year old girl, who survived. The man was facing serious charges and prison time and Durham Courts used the restorative justice circle with her and her family. While we hear about the end product of the circle, something like that involves months and months of work and the community coming together to make it happen (including DAs, public defenders,judges). Public transportation in Northern Orange continues to be a barrier for households trying to access key medical and mental health services. For example, the circular bus does not stop at the Health Department in Hillsborough, OCIM, and other key locations. The circular bus used to stop at the Health Department but was dropped. And even trying to get from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill to access services is difficult. Advocates are trying to get the bus stops expanded, but in the meantime they are working to try to bring services to the locations that the bus does stop. Service providers are also encountering some barriers when it comes to trying to bring their services to more accessible locations. For example,when the County changed its reservation process and policies a few years back, it not only made the process more difficult, but it also instituted a facility use fee. Consultant Update Now that funding recommendations have been approved, and once award letters go out to program providers, Denise will notify the programs once their applications have been returned in NCALLIES in order to make adjustments to the budgets and/or the narrative part. The Department does have two RFPs out right now, but they don't apply to Orange County because we don't have the need based on the data.