JCPC 2006-2007 Program Descriptions
4H 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,
supervised setting that reinforces accountability for middle school students
who have received short term suspension from school. Each day includes
supervised study time and tutoring, community services and group learning
opportunities.
Haven House- group homes
This program provides twenty-four-hour care for youth in need of structured
supervision in a family-like environment for up to six to eight months. Social
skills, interactive living, and educational/vocational achievement are stressed.
Haven House- Homesteaders
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.
Haven House- Wrenn House
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.
ReEntry- Teen Court
Teen court teaches accountability, consequences, and learning about the
mechanics of court/legal processes.
ReEntry- Life Skills
Life Skills Groups work to provide 11-16 year old at-risk youth participants
with various skill-based educational experiences, pro-social group observations,
and an array of other hands-on activities developed to meet their current
level of functioning.
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
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".