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Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday , April 6 , 2018 ( 12 : 00noon — 2 : 00pm) <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 />