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Juvenile Assessment Center: A centralized set of intake, assessment, case management and other youth
intervention activities for at-risk and early juvenile court-involved youth
and their families. Contact John Clark, Director [222-6172]
or visit website at http://www.JuvenileAssessment.org
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Youth Leadership Development: Currently located in
Spring Lake & funded by Community Development Block Grant, United Way and
Cumberland Community Foundation dollars, this program works with at-risk and
typically developing adolescents to build citizenship and leadership skills
using an asset and community service orientation.
Contact Robin Jenkins (222-6089) ---the program operates at the Spring Lake Family Resource Center
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Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Coordination: Staff
serve as a liaison between the state Dept. of Juvenile Justice/ Delinquency
Prevention, County of Cumberland, and funded programs to ensure appropriate
delivery of cost-effective and quality delinquency reduction services. Contact
the Coordinator, Sarah Hemingway [222-6073]
or visit website at http://www.CumberlandJCPC.org
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Intensive Services Network: an
intensive, wrap-around program for high-risk, court involved youth that
uses a restorative justice, personal responsibility and social/cognitive
skills building approach. Contact Antonio Gardner [222-6081]
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MAJORS (Managing Access for
Juvenile Offender Resources and Substances): -- an outpatient and
intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment and community support
program for youth referred by the Juvenile Court. Contact Yvonne Smith,
[222-6393]
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Selective and Indicated Substance
Abuse Prevention Services: using evidence-based prevention
strategies and curricula, prevention consultants work in the
community with parents, youth and various agencies to prevent youth
substance use and abuse. Contact Yvonne Smith [222-6369], and see
http://www.cccommunicare.org/SA%20Prevention.htm
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Reclaiming Futures: an evidence
based substance abuse model that engages
communities
in a comprehensive way toward developing and maintaining systems of care
for at-risk and substance using youth, Reclaiming Futures is a
nationally evaluated model (see
www.reclaimingfutures.org)
now being implemented in Cumberland County. Ms. Dachia Davis is the
Project Manager/Change Leader (910.321.3831).
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Program Development/Evaluation Services: Staff members work with
various programs, including JCPC funded and other local nonprofit programs, to
improve their program logic, outcomes assessment, and documentation practices;
and to more broadly assist other programs with quality improvement, evaluation
and staff development. Contact R. Jenkins [222-6089]
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Neighborhood Guardian Program:
manage a volunteer, collaborative child abuse prevention initiative to recruit communities
and neighbors so that informal and formal resources can be cultivated in
areas close to families. Contact R. Jenkins [222-6089] and see the
information at: http://www.cccommunicare.org/ngp1.htm
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Support to the Coalition for
Awareness, Resources and Education of Substances (C.A.R.E.S.):
an independent nonprofit substance abuse initiative, C.A.R.E.S.
seeks to provide evidence-based drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention
services throughout Cumberland County but beginning in high-risk communities
as denoted by strong risk data. Contact Yvonne Smith [222-6393], see
www.cumberlandcares.org
for more details
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Cumberland Gang Prevention
Partnership: a NC DJJDP funded partnership with local
law enforcement, Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Cumberland County Schools,
Community Corrections, and other private and public agencies to reduce
youth gang violence and activities throughout Cumberland County. Contact
S. Hemingway [222-6073].
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Other projects: We provide an array of
capacity-building services to area nonprofits, churches, etc. to help with
aligning risk/need data with program development and management.
