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kids at camp or public awareness/outreach . Consensus seems to be that the council would like to add the <br /> additional funds to the admin budget to allow for greater flexibility with the funds . <br /> Gayane Chambless made a motion to approve funding Admin budget in the amount of $ 10 , 282 for FY23 - <br /> 24 and was seconded by Crista Collazo . Motion passed unanimously . <br /> Consultant Update <br /> The department is also seeing a statewide increase in gun charges among juveniles and they tend to be <br /> acquiring them through vehicle and home break-ins and online ghost sales . Stats are showing that that <br /> deaths from gun violence has surpassed that of motor vehicle deaths . The department is working on safety <br /> campaign to include a safe week of action from June 440 . This will include radio , social media , and <br /> billboard campaigns to spread the message of gun storage safety . The department has also asked for $7 . 6 <br /> million in the budget for programming to address gun safety and programming for at-risk youth . <br /> Some other items in the legislative bills is money for startup and operating costs for Richmond (detention <br /> center) and Rockingham County facilities (hybrid YDC and detention center) . Both facilities should be <br /> online by the end of the year . They are also looking to expand C . A . Dylan for a residential crisis unit and <br /> whose beds would be for youth experiencing family and mental health issues where juvenile justice needs <br /> to place them and mental health beds are full . <br /> Trainings are being offered by the Restorative Youth Coalition of NC . They are holding lunch and learns <br /> monthly on the third Friday from 12 - 1 via Zoom . <br />