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Page 3 PROGRAM SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Cabarrus Connty has no emergency shelter for Juveniles except foster homes. Because of the success rate of children not becomieg further ievolved with the court and some children not being sent to training school becaose they are placed in this program, it is an alternative for the Juvenile Court. Siagle parent families, lack of parenting skills, lack of child supervision because of work shifts, increased drug abuse by child, i~creased school difficulties by child, lack of community resources, rapid population growth, number of juvenile petitions and training school commitments create a need for an out of home placement for children in this county. CHANGES: Cabarrus Cosuty currently has 12 licensed foster homes and 6 will accept teenagers, however, only 2 will accept the adjudicated undisciplined/ delinquent child. 21 children were served in the Lutheran Group Rome between J~ly 1, 1989 and April 10, 1990. 6 were referred by DSS, 15 were referred by Juvenile Court for placement. PROGRAM GOAL: (PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM) Main goal of this program is to reduce juvenile crime, reduce substance abuse, and provide a non-secure placement alternative to children before the court for undisciplined/delinquent behavior or prevent the children coming to court for these reasons. This program will provide a strnctured out of home placement with behavior modification, counseling, coordination of services and case planning for each child. The goal is to decraase any referrals back to the court system for children in residence at this shelter by stabilizing acting out behavior, decreasing substance abuse, improving self esteem, providing intervention services to the parents including family counseling, to result in the delinquency/undisciplined juvenile rate being decreased. No changes noted. TARGET POPULATION: Cabarrus County residents ages 10 through 17 who are presently before the J~venile Court or experiencing behaviors or problems during the past 12 months that make it likely the child will be before the court as high risk for petition being filed. The Cabarrus County Department of Social Services and Juvenile Court Family Counselors have the u~derstanding that priority is given to any juvenile before the court on a petition for delinquency/ undiscipline behavior. The intake counselor for Juvenile Court also may make referrals to the program if the petition is not to be filed. Community Based Alternatives minimum 'standards regarding population mre adhered to. There are no 6asic changes to the children served except we have found it necessary to serve more chiidren who are already before the court and fewer children who are at high risk of petitio,~ Many of these children being served are for delinquency behavior and uadiscipiined behavior having already been tried on probation and court supervision.