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SECTION IV I COMPONENT NARRATIVE (Attach for each componentI Briefly describe what the program expects to achieve and why. The narrative should address each of th¢ followinq items (1) Identify the staff and their responsibilities to the program, (2) describe the physical facilitie~ in which the services will be defivered, (3) discuss any areas of concern that could affect the success of the program, (4) discuss why these resources used in the manner described should be expected to alter inappropriate behavior, (5) describe the referral, screening and admissions procedures, (6) describe the means of working with youth and families, (7) describe the protective factors the program will use to address the identified risk factors, (8) describe the daily program activities, (9) describe the termination procedures, and (10) describe the interaction with juvenile court. 1) Staff and Responsibilities. a) Alisa Page is Teen Court Program Director. She is responsible for the day to day program management including: client intake and evaluation; community service placement; communicating with Office of Juvenile Justice Court Counselors (referral sources); maintaining accurate records; evaluating program effectiveness and recommending improvements; and soliciting new community sites and monitoring existing sites for compliance with our needs. Also for preparing monthly/annual program reports including: a client tracking form; screening and training program volunteers (youth and adults); supervising Teen Court sessions; insuring compliance with Court sentence; assisting in the development of marketing materials and presenting information about the program to the community. b) Executive Director Jesse Blackwelder supervises all CCMC, Inc. service's, tracks funds, reports to CCMC, Inc. Board of Directors, and reports to funding sources. 2) Physical Facilities: a) The Teen Court Program is easily located at 24 Cabarrus Avenue East in Concord, North Carolina. This office is accessible to the physically challenged. Program participants come to the office primarily for intake sessions. Teen Court sessions~ are held in the Cabarrus County Courthouse. Community service program participants may be assigned to sites throughout Cabarrus County. These sites include: Kid's Plus, COmmunities Civic Garden Council, Charles A. Cannon Public Library, Concord Fire And Safety, Harrisburg Youth Association, Meals On Wheels, Concord Regional Airport, Academic Learning Center, Cabarrus County Parks And Recreation Department, and the American Red Cross. b) The Teen Court office provides three offices and two conference rooms. These are made available for client interviews and Teen Court tasks. Teen Court sessions are conducted at the Cabarrus County Courthouse. Community service hours are performed at various work sites. 3) Areas of Concern: a) One issue is the ability to continue locating appropriate, relevant community service sites. b) Also, an ongoing need is the identification and solicitation of Teen Court volunteers, both youth and adult. c) The Program Director has made significant improvements in this area and is developing strategies to ~ncrease the number and quality of volunteers d) The number of referrals is an area of concern: programs had been presented to all law enforcement agencies and meetings have been conducted with OJJ personnel. Already numbers are increasing. 4) Why Resources Will Altered Inappropriate Behavior: a) The program components of Teen Court to seek to cultivate and/or enhance the protective factors of: i) Healthy beliefs and clear standards are providing clear rules and boundaries. ii) Communicating or modeling healthy behaviors is conveyed by expectations of success. iii) Attachments to the community are developed by demonstrating the relationship between their ac[ions in the resulting consequences. b) Tracking reports indicate that a percentage of clients have not committed other offenses. Teen Court is effective with offenders and has a positive impact on the behavior of volunteers. 5) Procedures: a) Referrals are made by the Office of Juvenile Justice (Court Counselors). b) Screening- information is taken from the social history prepared by the Court Counselor. The participant must meet with the Program Director for an explanation and acceptance of program