Title
Juvenile Diversion Program Grant
Action
Action:
Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $106,692 from the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission for the Juvenile Diversion Program to fund two existing positions and expand the program to serve the Town of Matthews.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Kerr Putney, Police
Gene Lim, Police
Explanation
* The North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission (GCC) received federal funds to be redistributed in the form of grants. The GCC awarded a grant in the amount of $106,692 to the Juvenile Diversion Program for the funding of two existing positions (a diversion specialist and a program assistant) and for program expansion to serve the Town of Matthews.
* The Juvenile Diversion Program serves youth, 17 years and younger, who are engaging in at-risk behaviors. The goal of program is to help youth choose activities as an alternative means to arrest and entry into the criminal justice system.
* The CMPD Diversion Program began in January 2013. Since its inception, more than 2,300 youth have been referred to the program.
* In 2015, the Juvenile Diversion Program received a GCC grant to expand services to the Town of Huntersville. Since its inception, more than 60 youth have been referred to the program.
Grant Provisions
* The GCC grant will fund one year of salaries, benefits, and operating expenses for the diversion specialist position and the program assistant position.
* The GCC grant will cover 75 percent of the cost of the personnel and operation expenses with a minimum of 25 percent local cash match requirement.
* The grant period begins October 1, 2017, and ends September 30, 2018.
* At the conclusion of the grant period, CMPD will apply for Fiscal Year 2018 GCC grant funding.
* If a Fiscal Year 2018 grant is not approved, personnel and operation expenses will be funded through reallocation of work with existing personnel within affected agencies.
Funding
* The total cost for the two posit...
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