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<br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
<br /> Friday, October 2,2020 (12:00noon—2:OOpm)
<br /> Virtual GoToMeeting
<br /> Proposed Minutes
<br /> Attendees: Donna King, Robyn Glass, Carol McClelland,Amanda Farris, Blair Nell,Bernard Miles,
<br /> Jamezetta Bedford, Megan Johnson,Maren Hardin, Stephanie Jones,Peggy Hamlett, Meg
<br /> McGurk, Sherita Cobb,Jay Cole,Gayane Chambless,Tami Pfeifer,Tunisia Mebane, Jarrell Jones,
<br /> Stacey Allread, Lia Kaz, Patricia Cardoso, Paul Atherton, Megan Raymond, Susan Worley, Pam Weiden,
<br /> Denise Briggs, Rebekah Rapoza(*Members in bold)
<br /> Ahsent: Sherita Cobb, Stephanie Jones, Luke Dennis, Beverly Scarlett, Flair dell
<br /> Excused.• None
<br /> Welcome
<br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Bernard Miles and introductions.
<br /> Minutes Review and Approval
<br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from August 2020. Megan Johnson motioned for minutes to be
<br /> approved and was seconded by Peggy Hamlett. Motion carried unanimously. Carol McClelland and
<br /> Gayane Chambless abstained from voting because the attachments did not come through and they weren't
<br /> able to review the minutes.
<br /> Agency Roundtable
<br /> Boomerang—They opened their Strive Programming last week,which is their alternative to the
<br /> Alternative to Suspension program. So far they have received five referrals and are starting to work with
<br /> two—one court involved student from Carrboro and a Chapel Hill student. They haven't been able to
<br /> connect with the other three students despite various communication methods. They are having
<br /> conversations with social workers about the types of referrals they will accept.
<br /> Dispute Settlement. Center—Have received nine referrals since July for the restorative justice program.
<br /> Five referrals are still open and are between ages 13-18. Demographic breakdown of referrals: two white,
<br /> seven black/African American,two females, and seven males. Three of the referrals were for school-
<br /> based incidents with two for fighting and one for communicating threats. They also report difficulty
<br /> getting in contact with referrals for a variety of reasons.
<br /> Exchange Club—The program is running as it should, given the modifications. Classes are occurring one
<br /> to two times per week, sometimes electronically. The in-home component is working exactly as designed
<br /> with no modifications to service delivery. They are,however,practicing safe social distancing and using
<br /> proper PPE. There are currently four youth in the class component and four youth in the in-home
<br /> component. A challenge they are facing is that despite their extensive marketing efforts,they aren't
<br /> receiving enough referrals. When they applied for the funding, they were under the impression that it was
<br /> a needed service in Orange County and they believe that it is. They have the same program in Alamance
<br /> County and are at capacity there unlike Orange. If referrals continue to be super slow, then come time
<br /> application time again,they may consider not reapplying because they want to be good stewards of the
<br /> JCPC funding. Or they may consider applying for a different type of program, such as mentoring.
<br /> They have met with the lead social workers from both school districts, Gayane from Orange Partnership,
<br /> Paul from Juvenile Court-School Liaison program, Hillsborough Police Department, and the Orange
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