Agenda 06-17-2025; 8-k - JCPC Certification and County Plan for FY 2025-2026

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50 There was interest expressed in having an Advocacy Committee. Cait Fenhagen and Crista Collazo volunteered to serve on this committee with Cait serving as chair. Ideas for advocacy were discussed. Judge Broun suggested holding a Legislative Breakfast or Town Hall Meeting to advocate for JCPC. New Member Orientation/Refresher—The consultant gave a new member orientation/refresher for current members presentation. Program Updates Dispute Settlement Center—During the month of June they received 1 referral from DJJ, and he was a Black/African American male. They had a total of 11 admissions for the fiscal year. Accounting shows that they will need to return approximately $3600.00 to JCPC due to less travel and staffing change. During the month of July, they received a total of 3 referrals, all of which came from DJJ. They were all males (1 white, 1 Hispanic/White, 2 ages 14-16, 1 age 17+). All programming is face to face and there have been no issues other than usual challenges of getting in contact with guardians. Frances Henderson is retiring. Valoree Hanson will be the next Executive Director as of September 1St. They are working on staff restructuring to ensure no disruptions in program management and fiscal management. The Exchange Club—They started the month of July with 9 cases and received 0 referrals. They had a total of 16 admissions for the fiscal year. The agency was able to use over 97% of their budget this year despite some months of the second PTS Group Facilitator salary lapse. Charity and Taylor hold the groups face to face at their in-kind space at the church. Taylor continues to do in person home visits for her counseling for her current 5 families that are on her caseload. Taylor is serving her current 5 families that are on her caseload and clients are making much needed progress. She has 3 additional families she is trying to engage while she finishes up with other families on her caseload. They are looking to secure a site to start their first ASAT group. They are also in the process of trying to hire their ASAT Counselor. Reintegration Support Network—For the month of July, they began with 5 cases and received 1 referral. The referral was a Black/African American male age 10-13. He was referred due to mental health challenges. RSN is in the final stages of transitioning its Participant Program Manager to a Program Manager position, consolidating the responsibilities for both participant engagement and the mentor program into one staff function. Volunteers for Youth—Teen Court received 1 referral in July. The referral came from DJJ and was for a Hispanic/Black male. They are having challenges with getting referrals in. They have been working on it by meeting with referral agencies and meeting with other diversion programs to see if they can assist. For Community Service & Restitution, they received 3 referrals for the month of July. These referrals came from DJJ and were all males (1 Black/African American, 1 White, and 1 Hispanic/White). The referral reasons were as follows: possession of stolen firearm/carrying a concealed weapon,possession of a handgun by a minor, and discharge firearm within enclosure to incite fear. They can work more directly with youth since due to low case numbers and have gotten to know them better individually. There are 2 young men who they have worked closely worked with for the last 6 months and they call on their own and share life updates. Wrenn House—The have received one referral/admission in July. The referral was from DSS for a Black/African American male due to a disrupted placement. Services at Wrenn House continue to be offered face-to-face. Life skills topics have included health/fitness, employment readiness, and emotional regulation. There was one unsatisfactory discharge from Wrenn House (runaway) and one successful discharge for Orange County youth in the month of July. Haven House Services will be participating in 3 community events in the month of August to increase outreach and awareness.