Wake JCPC Committees
Community Relations/Strategic Partnerships Committee
The purpose of this Committee is to work in partnership with the community
in order to achieve the JCPC mission of preventing juvenile crime. The Committee's
work focuses on developing and sharing information with the community, and
collaborating with other groups and organizations in the county in order
to achieve JCPC's mission. Activities include holding community forums; meeting
with groups to discuss common goals and develop ideas/plans for collaboration;
addressing diversity issues in the community; developing vehicles for communicating
with the community, such as brochures, a website, and a Speakers Bureau;
and producing the JCPC's Annual Report Card to the community on the progress
being made toward achieving its major goal of reducing juvenile crime.
Accountability and Operations Committee
The purpose of this Committee is to set the major goal that the JCPC is
striving to achieve in reducing juvenile crime in Wake County. The responsibilities
of this Committee include the nominations process for JCPC members, Board
development, annual internal assessment of the JCPC‘s effectiveness,
by-laws review, submission of the Annual Comprehensive Plan to the NC Department
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, ongoing leadership and monitoring
of the JCPC Strategic Plan, and accountability to the community. This Committee
will consist of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Chairs of the Community Relations/Strategic
Partnerships Committee and Program Review Committee, representatives of the
Goals/Accountability Workgroup, and other Council members that want to volunteer.
Program Review Committee
The purpose of this Committee is to review and monitor JCPC-funded programs
in order to help ensure quality and program accountability. This Committee
also helps non-funded programs connect to the collaborative mission of JCPC
to reduce juvenile crime. Activities include providing information and referrals
to agencies for strengthening their programs, and working closely with the
Operations Director in developing the Request for Proposals (RFP), establishing
criteria for rating the proposals, and facilitating the funding allocation
process.