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37 <br /> Regarding Dispute Settlement Center, great job with monitoring; on top of providing documents. <br /> Referrals have been low for July through December but have recently picked up significantly in January. <br /> Slightly behind in referrals for"numbers served"possible to be on target for projected numbers because <br /> they are picking up, hopefully they will get back on target soon. Reasons for low referral include Covid, <br /> court continuances, a lot of kids are going through Youth Diversion Program. DSC is a part of the Youth <br /> Diversion Program, due to arrangements,kids in Diversion program cannot be put in NCALLIES, so they <br /> cannot be counted for JCPC funding numbers. Internal evaluation measures can be better, DSC is part of a <br /> statewide committee to develop the dispute settlement curriculum, believes they will have some great <br /> evaluation measures that.come from standardizing curriculum across the state. Overall strengths,they <br /> have been with us for years, very positive and invested staff, making sure everyone's needs are being met; <br /> in order for healing and repair of the harm to happen,the structure of the process facilitates needs being <br /> able to be met. Relationship building is also a strength,both with the clients and the community partners. <br /> Q: Where are the Dispute Resolution referrals coming from? <br /> A: Juvenile Court Counselors. <br /> Q: Are these a part of disposition? Not pre-disposition or pre-adjudication? <br /> A: Correct, usually part of a deferral. <br /> Judge Pendergrass monitored the Exchange Club's Parent Teen Solutions Group (interpersonal skill <br /> building) and Parent Teen Solutions Visitation (home based family counseling). Group setting has been <br /> really affected by Covid,they had lost the space for group meetings; home visitation numbers are on <br /> track,there is however a need to work on referrals in both components of the program and also in <br /> marketing to different providers or agencies to get more referrals. They have 7 youth that have carried <br /> over from previous years, no new current additions. Current referral sources include Juvenile Justice, <br /> DSS, mental health providers, schools, and also individuals. Suggests adding a goal for numbers in <br /> regards to "New Youth". Also Alamance County JCPC requires a monthly program report, not <br /> recommending we request just suggesting availability. Financially everything is on track, wonders if <br /> when/if numbers change year to year, maybe we can update goals? <br /> Q: The referrals they did receive,it would be helpful to identify which places they are receiving <br /> more referrals from? <br /> A: On recollection, when reviewed DJJ referrals,there was 1 for in-home. <br /> Q: The school systems had been trying to decriminalize actions in the schools,wondering if that's <br /> part of the effect. Covid did have a great impact, but if schools are doing a better job of working on <br /> rehabilitation without making it a criminal justice issue. Does anyone have data to know if there are <br /> fewer referrals for that reason or is it really still all Covid related? <br /> A: Based off work with Orange County Schools the incidents that they have,they are trying to deal with <br /> internally. Restitution, referrals to programing for education, things like that, would be helpful to have <br /> some of the school folks speak to that so that we may learn more. <br /> Sharon Hinton- we do have members from the school system, however possibly with timing it is hard for <br /> them to attend. Will reach out again to see if they can join. <br /> Funding Committee— <br /> Have members of Funding Committee have decided on a date to meet as RFP closes on 2/18/2022. <br /> Q: Curious to know if we've received more RFP's then in the past or from new folks or is it similar <br /> to usual? Curious to see if we've received new interest. <br />