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Board of Supervisors Leflore County Greenwood, MS MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MINUTE BOOK 140 SEPTEMBER 1994 ORDER RECEIVING ABSTRACT OF MENTORING PROGRAM FOR JUVENILES PHILLIP B. WOlFe, Obi. I W1LU3 a BRUUFELD, Clerk GREENWOOD. US BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GREENWOOD. MS ROQEHT E. MOORE. 0*1. 2 JAMES W. BURGOON, JR.. Attorney GREENWOOD. MS LEFLORE COUNTY GREENWOOD. MS WtLLUM J. STEWART, Oat. 3. President POST OFFICE BOX 1468 ITTA SENA, MS FREDRICK Q CLARK, SpecW Counsal GREENWOOD, MS GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI 38930 MM H SANDERS. Oist. 4 GREENWOOD, MS TELEPHONE (601) 455-3904 REGULAR MEETINGS EACH MONDAY AT *00 P.M. JAMES M HOOPER, JR. Owl 5, Vfcv PtoaUunl ; SIUON. MS l AX (601) 453-7460 September 12, 1994 TO: Leflore County Board of Supervisors FROM: Mr. Robert E. Moore 7f^l/h/y^ Supervisor District 2 "'D RE: Juvenile Mentoring Program Attached you will find an abstract of a mentoring program for juveniles. This is a delinquency prevention model designed to place successful adults with youth at-risk of becoming delinquents and lead them away from criminal activity. The project will employ two (2) full time staff members and cost around $60,000 per year. There is no cash match obligation. We can probably work out a housing arrangement later. MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MINUTE BOOK 140 SEPTEMBER 1994 PROGRAM ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The JUMP program will be a one-to-one mentoring program with the primary purpose to reduce juvenile delinquency and gang participation, improve academic performance and reduce the dropout rate through the use of adult mentors for at-risk youth. The project will use educational attainment, cultural exposure and learning of independent living skills as the major motivators to attract youth away from delinquent activities and gang participation. The project will create a partnership between area high schools, private sector businesses, the University and local units of government. TARGETED STUDENTS The JUMP program will target on the young people who have are high risk potential drop outs. These students have limited opportunities or support from their families. It is expected that most will be from single-parent families; African American males and 95% will be from low income communities. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES The JUMP partnership will create a system that provides linkage between youths' public and private resources; and helps at risk youth with independent living skills such as problem solving, goal setting and decision making. MENTORING Project JUMP will match each youth with a mentor from private sector businesses and the professional community. These mentors MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MINUTE BOOK 140 SEPTEMBER 1994 are carefully selected, trained and supported. Mentors serve as part teacher, part coach, part advisor and part friend. EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT JUMP will provide workshops on career planning; academic skills in areas such as english, math and science; and development of social and personal skills in areas such as time management, family planning and group interaction and leadership development. SUMMER In the summer an effort is made to place all students in a summer job that focuses on learning as well as earning. Other juveniles that needs further remediation will attend summer courses designed to place them on grade level. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES • Increase at-risk youth participation in cultural enrichment activities and enhance their ability to benefit from elementary and secondary education. • Provide information and activities to discourage and attract at-risk youth away from gangs. • Provide at-risk youths' with volunteer opportunities for community service and participation in community activities. • Promote personal and social responsibility among at-risk youth. • To provide workshop and group discussions for substance abuse prevention. PROJECT GOALS • To enroll 120 at risk youth between the ages of 7 - 18. • To provide each juvenile referred.to the JUMP project a mentor. • To reduce juvenile delinquency and gang participation. • To improve academic performance and reduce the dropout rate of at risk youth in participating school districts by 60%. MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 'Si.;..LEFLORE COUNTYy^MISSISSIPPI MINUTE BOOK. 140 SEPTEMBER 1994 MANAGEMENT The JUMP program will be sponsored by a local unit of government (Leflore County Board of Supervisors). Management of the JUMP program may be carried out by the partnership team through resolutions by the Board of Supervisors; thus making this a unique community base initiative. LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SEPTEMBER 1994 3i:,20 Federal Register / Vol. 59. No, 144 / Thursday. July 28, 1094 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Prevention (OJJDP) is a component of founded e new movement which the Office of Justice Programs In the utilized "Big Brothers" to reach nul lo Office of Juvenile Justice and U.S. Department of Justice. In 1992, the children who were in need of Delinquency Prevention luvenile Justice and Delinquency socialization, firm guidance and human Prevention Act of 1974, as amended connection with mainstream adults. The Office of Justice Programs; Juvenile (JJDP Act) was reauthorized by the resulting program. Big Brother/Big ., Mentoring Program (JUMP) Guidelines Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Sisters of America, continues to operate Prevention Amendments of 1992. These today as the largest mentoring AGENCY: Ofllca of Justice Programs. Amendments established a new Part G organization of its kind. Office of Juvenile justice and Mentoring Program, providing three- Mentoring underwent a second Delinquency Prevention. year grants to, or in partnership with, ACTION: Notice of the Juvenile Mentoring reincarnation in the 1970's as local education agencies for the corporations heralded the concept as Program (JUMP) Guidelines and implementation of mentoring programs. Application Procedures. one which fosters achievement. designed to link el-risk youth with Mentoring was seen as a particularly responsible adults to discourage youth critical Ingredient to success on Ihe SUMMARY: The Office of Juvenile Justice Involvement In criminal behavior and and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is corporate ladder (Freedman, 1992). violence. This Notice sets forth the > Within the pest ten years, mentoring publishing this Notice of Juvenile guidelines for the Part G Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) Guidelines. has taken on a new dimension and a Mentoring Program (JUMP). An OJJDP new target group, disadvantaged Part G of the Juvenile Justice and Application Kit containing an Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. as children and youth. It baa emerged es a application form (Standard Form 424), promising approach for enriching amended by the Juvenile Justice and the OJJDP Peer Review Guideline, OJJDP Delinquency Prevention Amendments children's lives; addressing the isolation Competition and Peer Roview of youth from adult contact: and of 1992. established the authority for Procedures, and other supplemental this program and Congress appropriated providing, on a one-to-one basis, information relevant to the application - support and advocacy to children who * S4.000.000 for Fiscal Year 1994. JUMP process can be obtained by calling Ihe ' will support one-to-one mentoring • need it. Mentoring Is also recognized as Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, toll-free, an important vehicle for harnessing the programs for youth at-risk of 24 hours a dev. at (800) 038-8736. educational failure, dropping out of talents of volunteers to address the school, or Involvement In delinquency JUMP applications will undergo peer problems of poverty (Freedman, 1992). activities. The goals of JUMP are to review es part of the selection process. Congress has recognized the potential reduce |uvenile delinquency and gang In order to facilitate peer review, OJJDP of mentoring as a tool for addressing participation. Improve academic requests that each applicant submit s two critical concerns: poor school performance and reduce the dropout Notice of Intent to Apply to Betty M. performance and delinquent activity. rate through the use of adult mentors for Chemers, Program Manager. Special Accordingly. OJJDP la making funds at-risk youth. Both local education Emphasis Division, OJJDP, 633 Indiana available for mentoring programs that agencies (LEA) and public/private non• Avenue. N.W.. Washington. D.C 20531 specifically address these concerns. profit organizations may apply for a by August 12,1694. Congress elso hss recognized the grant that covers e period of time up to importance of school collaboration in but not exceeding three years, but there Guideline for the Juvenile Mentoring Program mentoring programs, whether es a must be collaboration with the LEA primary applicant or in partnership when the primary applicant Is a public/ Purpose: To support one-to-one with other public/non-profit private private non-profit agency and mentoring programs for youth at risk of entities. collaboration with the public/private educational failure, dropping out of ' Goals of Mentoring Programs: non-profit when the LEA is the primary school, or involvement in delinquency To reduce Juvenile delinquency end applicant. Individual awards will range activities. gang participation; from J60.000 to $180,000 for up to a Background: Part G of the Juvenile To improve academic performance: three-year project and budget period. Justice end Delinquency Prevention Act and Application narratives may not exceed of 1974. as amended (JJDP Ad), To reduce
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