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37 <br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday,April 21, 2023 (12:OOnoon—2:OOpm) <br /> Virtual Zoom Meeting <br /> Proposed Minutes <br /> Attendees: Kysha Thompson, Sharron Hinton, Crista Collazo,Jon Berkeley, Tina Sykes,Lateef <br /> Mitchell,Laurie Williamson, Gayane Chambless,Joal Broun, Susan Worley, Frances Henderson, <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, Jamie Jacobs, Kayla Merkel, Pam Weiden, Terence Johnson, Caraina Edwards, Val <br /> Hanson, LaDanna Strong, Matt Hughes, David Carter, Rebekah Rapoza (*Members in bold) <br /> Absent: Charlos Banks, Rachel Gessouroun, Dana Crews, Tami Pfeifer <br /> Excused: Amanda Farris, Bernard Miles, Carol McClelland, Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> Welcome <br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Sharron Hinton, and introductions. Quorum has not <br /> been met so the agenda will be reorganized to allow for additional members to join before proceeding <br /> with JCPC business. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Dispute Settlement Center—They have served 12 youth year-to-date and have five active referrals, so <br /> they expect to surpass their estimated served for the year. They have been receiving a lot of diversion <br /> referrals and referrals directly from the bench. <br /> Q: Question for all the programs,is data collected on race and ethnicity of youth served and if so, <br /> could that information be provided,at least quarterly, to the RED committee? <br /> A: That information is collected and entered into NCALLIES. The information should be easy to pull and <br /> provide a report. <br /> The Exchange Club—They have served 12 youth year-to-date in the in-home program and have another <br /> three referrals pending. They have served six youth in the group program and last week received four new <br /> referrals, so they should be on track to meet their projected number served. <br /> They have come up with a plan for a hybrid group sessions in an effort to get more engagement from <br /> families because a lot were reporting that they don't have the time or transportation or other excuses. <br /> Reintegration Support Network—They have received five referrals in March and two of those individuals <br /> have been admitted to the program and they expect to enroll the other three soon, bringing their year-to- <br /> date served to eight. They have been receiving a lot of referrals recently from Lateef and the school <br /> counselors, and even some parents. They have worked on streamlining the referrals process and it can be <br /> done directly from their website. <br /> Volunteers for Youth—Referrals have also been picking up for them, especially those coming from the <br /> court counselors. They have been having a bit of conversation with the court counselors because it seems <br /> like many are new. Teen Court coordinator, Jamella, will be on maternity leave soon so another staff <br /> member will be filling in for the summer. Susan is retiring soon so they will be bringing in a new <br /> executive director in the summer. <br /> Wrenn House—No representative present to give an update. <br />