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JCPC 2009-2010 Program Descriptions4H Bases Using research-based curriculum, community service learning and the experiential learning model, 4-H BASES provides small group facilitation and mentoring relationships to help youth develop and maintain life skills and protective assets. These experiences may be structured as activities, explorations, or community service projects.
Haven House- Structured Day Program The primary service is the teaching of interpersonal skills in a structured,
The Second Round program uses boxing, weight training, and other forms of exercise to teach youth teamwork, self-discipline, time management, leadership, healthy living, and other pro-socialization elements.
The Homesteaders program provides short term, intensive services involving the entire family. Homesteaders prevents delinquent and other undesirable behavior, strengthens families, prevents unnecessary out-of-home placement of youth and enable families to preserve their family bond.
Wrenn House offers residential and crisis intervention services to young people, ages 10 to 17 years, who are runaways, homeless, or otherwise in crisis. Walk-in counseling services and telephone crisis counseling services are offered to any youth or family requesting the services. Wrenn House is open and accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year.
Haven House- Community Service This program provides opportunities for community service work to earn money to pay restitution to victims and a means to hold young offenders accountable for their behavior to the community and to victims.
Teen court teaches accountability, consequences, and learning about the mechanics of court/legal processes.
Family Resource Center - Parenting Wisely Parenting Wisely is an evidence-based, service model program that teaches parents and their 10-17 year old children important life skills to prevent juvenile delinquent behavior and reduce family conflict. The program focuses on delinquency/truancy, defiance of authority, stealing, vandalism, bullying, domestic violence and substance abuse.
Right Choice This program provides a structured service plan and curriculum of learning aimed at improving participants’ self esteem, social conscience, personal enrichment and social growth and development. In addition, they provide recreational activities, and adult volunteer services to build positive youth assets and resilience to risk taking behaviors and choices.
Dress For Success, an entity of ABOUT FACE II Inc., is an alternative day
program for students who have been long term suspended from the Wake
County Public School System. Dress For Success provides at-risk youth with
an opportunity to participate in academic instruction by certified
personnel through Computer Based Learning utitilizing NovaNet. Dress For
Success also offers Community Service Learning, in which the students
volunteer to perform community service within the local nonprofit sector
while learning to "give back".
The intent of the Juvenile Literacy Center is two fold: 1) to provide at-risk juveniles in the court system with direct one-on one tutoring and /or small group classes so that they may achieve academic success 2) to prepare participants with skills to eventually secure employment. The program also includes life skills training and a separate component for parents. |
Our Mission"To address the needs of Wake County youth at risk for juvenile delinquency and gang involvement through assessment, advocacy, education and promotion of effective services."
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