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0 Mentoring services <br /> • Teen Court <br /> • Tutoring/academic enhancement <br /> • Experiential skills <br /> 0 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 />