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18 <br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday,August 6, 2021 (12:00noon—2:OOpm) <br /> Virtual Zoom Meeting <br /> Proposed Minutes <br /> Attendees: Sharron Hinton, Carol McClelland,Tami Pfeifer,Amanda Farris,Meg McGurk, Donna <br /> King, Bernard Miles, Gayane Chambless,Hathaway Pendergrass, Crista Collazo, Jamezetta <br /> Bedford, Susan Worley, Kelsey Mosley, Lia Kaz,Val Hanson, Latiff Mitchell, Toshina Wiggins, Denise <br /> Briggs, Rebekah Rapoza(*Members in bold) <br /> Absent: Greg Rouse, Luke Dennis, Blair Nell, Robyn Glass, Charlos Banks <br /> Excused: Sherita Cobb, Megan Johnson, Tina Sykes, Stephanie Jones, Amy Fowler, <br /> Welcome <br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Sharron Hinton and introductions. Agenda was shifted <br /> around to allow time for more members in join in order to reach quorum. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—July has been pretty slow so far and they haven't received any new referrals. <br /> Last year, as with other programs, they had low referral rates and served a total of 14 clients: 7 were aged <br /> 14-17, 4 were aged 10-14 (usually age 13 as they don't often serve youth younger than that) and 3 were <br /> aged 18+; 10 were male and 4 were female; 8 were black/African American, 1 was Asian, and 5 were <br /> white. <br /> Q: What are your referral sources? <br /> A: Most are court counselor referrals. <br /> Exchange Club—Representative was not present <br /> Volunteers for Youth—The Community Service program has 19 kids currently and Teen Court has 4, both <br /> of which are upticks from the last year. They have been working with Lia and Val on ways Teen Court <br /> can incorporate restorative practices. Teen Court was really disrupted by the pandemic and they have <br /> found that their reliable teen volunteers have scattered and they are working on ways to get them <br /> reengaged now that school is returning to in-person. They have held two car washes for community <br /> service hours which went well. <br /> Q: For group activities, is it possible to send out a notice or have they found they have enough <br /> people show up? <br /> A: They do not advertise because it isn't a typical fundraiser; they are focusing on serving specific <br /> groups, such as washing the court counselor and police vehicles. <br /> Wrenn House—They have not had any youth from Orange County during the month of July. At the end of <br /> last fiscal year they had served 9 which was a large increase from the 3 that were served in FYI 9-20. <br /> Q: Can you share any information about what the predominant causes were for the referrals last <br /> year? <br /> A: All of the youth served have been referred by the court counselors. She would have to go back and <br /> look at files for the specific reasons for the referrals, but typically they are coming out of detention or are <br /> looking for another placement. <br />