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i <br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday, February 3, 2017 (12a00noon — 29OOpm) <br /> Southern Human Services Center <br /> Chapel Hill, NC <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 t <br /> (*Members in Bold) <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 December 2016 . Carol McClelland motioned for <br /> minutes to be approved and was seconded by Donna King. Motion carried unanimously. <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, E, <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 yearAo-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 MP 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 <br /> f <br />