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30 <br /> • Mentoring services <br /> • Teen Court <br /> • Tutoring/academic enhancement <br /> • Experiential skills <br /> • Juvenile structured day <br /> The committee asked for discussion around posting and closing date for the RFP. The JCPC decided they <br /> would like to advertise on January 9, 2023 and close on February 8, 2023. <br /> Carol McClelland made a motion to accept the RFP as written with posting dates of January 9-February 8, <br /> 2023 and was seconded by Amy Fowler. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> Minutes Review and Approval <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from October 2022. Amy Fowler motioned for minutes to be approved <br /> and was seconded by Carol McClelland. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—They currently have four open referrals and one black male, one white <br /> female, and two black females just finished up. Taking the young people through the accountability has <br /> really been eye-opening for them, especially when talking about who has been affected by their actions <br /> and how. <br /> The Exchange Club—Both group and in-home programs are going well. They have received seven <br /> referrals last month and are working hard to engage parents in group. This has been a struggle because <br /> they want to continue programming virtually and not in-person. The in-home component is currently at <br /> capacity and going well; everyone loves the in-home component. <br /> Q: Where is your Parent Teen Solutions program located? <br /> A: Currently are held at a church in Chapel Hill that is on the bus line. But they are always looking for <br /> donated space. <br /> Q: Is there a location in northern Orange for those who wouldn't have easy access to Chapel Hill? <br /> A: We can. The issue currently is trying to match a location to where the parents are located. They tend to <br /> follow the flow of the referral. Historically the referrals have been coming from Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> area. <br /> Q: Are you able to meet the language needs of Spanish speaking families? <br /> A: We are currently working with volunteer interpreters and have had an issue with their availability <br /> around group time. <br /> Reintegration Support Network—Jamie Jacobs has served as the Executive Director for RSN for the last <br /> four years and is stepping aside to take on responsibilities of programming and to serve as the Director of <br /> Operations since Megan Raymond will be leaving RSN. The acting Executive Director has been with the <br /> organization for four years and resigned from their board so that he could take on this role while they <br /> search for a new Executive Director. <br /> They don't see the transitions having any impact on programming. They have on-boarded a new <br /> participant program manager and he has been instrumental in bringing in a number of referrals in such a <br /> short amount of time. <br />