HomeMy WebLinkAboutJCPC minutes 080219Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
Friday, August 2, 2019 (12:00noon – 2:00pm)
Hillsborough Commons – 113 Mayo Street
Hillsborough, NC
Proposed Minutes
Attendees: Amanda Farris, Maren Hardin, Kysha Thompson, Stephanie Jones, Gayane Chambless,
Jay Cole, Beverly Scarlett, Sharorn Hinton, Carol McClelland, Tami Pfeifer, Susan Worley, Val
Hanson, Lia Kaz, Rebekah Rapoza (*Members in bold)
Absent: Megan Johnson, Tina Sykes, Penny Rich, Nick Allen, Lee Barnes
Excused: Sherita Cobb, Peggy Hamlett, Bernard Miles, Matthew Hinton, Donna King, Meg McGurk
Welcome
The meeting opened with a welcome from Vice Chair, Amanda Farris, and introductions.
Minutes Review and Approval
The Council reviewed the minutes from June 2019. Quorum was not present; June minutes approval will
be put on October’s agenda.
Agency Roundtable
Dispute Settlement Center – They have 6 new youth and 3 open referrals. They are in conversation with
some schools to start offering services and get direct referrals from them. They are no longer doing peer
circles but instead are focusing on an accountability process. Question was asked about whether
transportation was a barrier for some students. In the past, when they did Family Table and Peer Circles it
was hard to get everyone to one location, but now that the focus has shifted away from the group format,
they are able to meet the youth wherever is convenient for them (school, JJ, library, etc.).
Volunteers for Youth – Nicole has left but they have already hired her replacement, Steven Rodriguez. He
just moved here from Oregon after graduating from college and has some similar lived experiences as
many of the youth they work with. So far this year they have served 32 in Community Service and 22 in
Teen Couth. With it being the summer, there have been many projects available to the youth, one of
which being a landscape beautification project at the Juvenile Court Counselors office.
Boomerang – They are working with a few agencies and programs during the summer when school’s out
to help youth with career exploration and development of soft skills. They are excited to be opening a
satellite location at the Department of Social Services Orange Works building in an effort to better serve
students from orange County Schools who are suspended. They have just hired one new staff and are
interviewing for a second.
JJ Data Report/Update
No update again this month as their data system is still being updated and they are unable to run reports at
this time. Amanda will update the Council with all missed months of data as soon as it’s available again.
However, she was able to pull some info from their log of complaints received. June: 8 juveniles, 16
complaints; July: 8 juveniles, 22 complaints. Most of the complaints came from law enforcement.
JCPC Business
Conflict of Interest form – This needs to be completed by all board members on an annual basis. Forms
are being passed around; please complete and give to Rebekah before you leave.
JCPC Workplan/Calendar – This document lays out all the work of the JCPC by month. It provides a
summary of what items are due when and what tasks the JCPC should be focusing on each month.
Committee Sign-Ups – All JCPC members are asked to select at least one committee to serve on (if
possible). The only committee available to program providers is Risk and Needs. A sign-up sheet is being
passed around. For more information, a description is included in your packet.
Hot Topics
Through the work of other related committees, the issue of Raise the Age (RtA) has come up with regards
to training for law enforcement on diversionary programs. In particular, we need to remember about some
of the similar agencies (such as Eno River State Park). JJ has reached out to Raleigh because law
enforcement and community members have been asking about training for RtA and they have been told
that it is coming before December.
At the Coalition meeting this week some data was shared about marijuana use and Gayane would like to
share this information at the next JCPC meeting after it’s finalized.
As of July 15, Medicaid recipients should have received information from the state with information
about the different plans. Families are going to have to make a decision about their new provider. This
doesn’t include those with complex needs (JJ youth are not considered complex). As of September 15, if
they haven’t selected a provider, one will automatically be assigned.
Parents of youth who are involved in underage drinking are being referred to “Be a Responsible Seller”
program, an education training for restaurants and bars. While this is a good training, it is not appropriate
for parents. But they reasons parents are being referred is because there are no other training/education
options available. This shows that there is a need for appropriate parent education programs. There has
been some work being done already and Gayane would like to invite interested JCPC members and
programs to help develop curriculum/programming.
Announcements
Orange County Schools Health and Safety Fair will be September 20 in the Hillsborough DSS parking lot.
Agencies will have tables to provide information on available resources.