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The following are compilations of responses received from youth court coordinators when asked questions related to funding. October 2003 August 2002 June 2000 (Please note: The contact information for some of these programs listed below may be outdated. For more up-to-date contact information for youth court programs, click here.) Share your funding ideas with us. Date: October 2003 Question: What type of funding does your youth court receive (e.g., grants, support from government agencies, donations and/or fund raisers, etc.)? Please try to be as specific as possible. Also, please give us a brief explanation of how you were able to obtain the various funds. Responses from Coordinators: Washington County Teen Court Scott Gage Coordinator Washington County Juvenile Court P.O. Box 3425 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3425 Phone: 479-444-1631 Fax: 479-444-1749 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our program was initially started with donated funds from an anonymous donor. The Teen Court program in Washington County began in 1996 through the efforts of Junior Auxiliary of Springdale. They obtained donations from an anonymous donor to fund a part-time salary for a coordinator. After two years, the anonymous donor withdrew his support. We had two years of operation to present to county officials and the county took on the part-time salary for the Teen Court Coordinator as a part of the Juvenile Court budget. We have written several grants over the years with local organizations to obtain funds for travel to the national conventions, a laptop computer, and a few other things. We only have one person on payroll and that is the coordinator (me), and this is a part-time salary paid through the Juvenile Court budget. Pima County Teen Court Adelita Grijalva Program Manager Pima Prevention Partnership 330 North Commerce Park, Loop #160 Tucson, AZ 85745 Phone: 520-326-2528 Ext. Fax: 520-884-8820 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Pima County Teen Court currently has 11 funders. We continually try to collaborate with other programs to expand our services while maintaining quality. Our funders are:
We have written requests to Qwest, Walmart, private foundations etc for very specific program goals. Hope this information is helpful. Willcox Youth Court Sally White Coordinator Willcox Against Substance Abuse City Magistrate Court 480 North Bisbee Avenue Willcox, AZ 85643 Phone: 520-384-4777 Fax: 520-384-1141 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our youth court has received grants from Juvenile Justice Dept and Safe & Drug Free Schools & Communities - we have also received some funding from our local City Council as well as much needed "in kind" assistance from Magistrate Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Juvenile Probation and the Schools. None of these came in the form of a package for Youth Court, but had to be ferreted out - with the larger grants some assistance to youth court usually was just one component of a multi-faceted application, with the local help the kids themselves made presentations and requests. In developing our Youth Court through the Magistrate Court we were able to institute diversion fees for many cases (a % of what their fine would be in other courts) as well as fines under $100 - our plan is to have our court self sustaining within 10 years, although we will continue to be on the lookout for additional funds to help us. Orange County Peer Court Gwen Vieau Business and Program Director Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange Co. 17875 Von Karman., Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-440-6757 Fax: 949-440-6710 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We receive funding from The County of Orange (California). We have a Peer Court Advisory Council with representatives from Probation, DA's Office, schools, County Dept. of Ed., Constitutional Rights Foundation of OC (that's us, the lead agency receiving funding) & Superior Court (esp. judges). We originally received an OJJDP seed money grant of $20,000 per year & had to fund raise to cover additional expenses. Currently, we are in the sixth year of our second, three-year grant with The County of Orange. We are hopeful that the County will be sending out an RFP soon for another three-year grant -- our current funding expires Sept. 2004. The Peer Court partner agencies all believe in the program & will encourage the County to continue funding it. However, funds are tight in our county, as well, & nothing is certain. Members of the OC Grand Jury came to watch a session of Peer Court yesterday. The members were also on the juvenile services sub-committee. We had 230 students in the audience & they were impressed with the program. We are hopeful that this may be an encouraging sign of future funding. Napa County Peer Court Isadora Asch Napa County Juvenile Probation 2350 Old Sonoma Road Napa, CA 94559 Phone: 707-253-6080 Fax: 707-253-6098 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Napa County Peer Court is funded currently through the interest from the TANF funds that Juvenile Probation gets. The program is under the umbrella of Juvenile Probation and the yearly interest is enough to fund our program. Sonoma County Teen Court Dyan Foster Executive Director Routes for Youth 3360 Coffey Lane #A2 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Phone: 707-527-6810 Fax: 707-546-2882 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Routes For Youth - Sonoma County Teen Court receives funding from the Governors Office of Criminal Justice Planning, the City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Juvenile Probation, County Drug & Alcohol Prevention Funds and private foundations. It has been challenging, our budget grew from an initial $35k to now 300k. We have built upon Teen Court process and added many innovative components to address gang affiliated youth and have built a component for the parents of the youth. I would be happy to share some of our Root System components if folks are interested. I think we continue to attract funds due to the fact that we have built out of Teen Court a very comprehensive & holistic program. Teen Court is the core but we have other program elements that are responsive to the very unique & individualized challenges our youth community & their parents face. We also have great collaborative relationships with our colleague agencies and have joint funding with them. Durango Teen Court Molly Martin Coordinator Durango High School 2390 Main Avenue Durango, CO 81301 Phone: 970-259-1630 Ext. 364 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In the past I have received grants and private donations. This year, the school district has put in the majority of funds for my budget. I am still relying on grants to make up the rest. Sussex Teen Court, Inc. Sharon Simpkiss Coordinator PO Box 335 Georgetown, DE 19947 Phone: 302-856-9810 Fax: 302-856-9896 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Sussex Teen Court has applied for and got the Byrne Memorial Block Grant for 2003-2006 from the Criminal Justice Council Of Delaware. CJC gets this money from the Feds. This is a 3 year grant. We also get money from local orgs like Delaware Electric Cooperative, Lewes- Rehoboth Assoc. of Churches, etc. Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc. M. Kathleen Self Executive Director P.O. Box 48927 Sarasota, FL 34230 Phone: 941-861-8460 Fax: 941-841-8461 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Sarasota County's Teen Court continues to operate as it has since 1988 as a non-profit agency. Initially we were funded entirely by a combination of grants but, as we developed our program's credibility and as new programs sprang up around the state, we began to orchestrate the development of legislation. We had an advantage as our program developer was, at that time, married to a state senator who helped us draft the bill that eventually became FSS 938.19. Today, our budget of $262, 512 (+$82,800 in-kind which includes office space and phone donated by our county) consists of revenues from the following sources:
Within this budget we manage two program locations, 650+ referrals, in-house peer counseling groups for all clients, a secondary program for substance abuse clients (Camp X-RAYD-Examine Reality About Your Decisions). Camp XRAYD has lowered our recidivism rate among that specific clientele from 33% to 14%, based on six months. The biggest challenge facing us in Sarasota County, and throughout Florida, at this time is that the legislation provided by FSS 938.19 was taken into the constitutional revision, known as Article V, of our state constitution to revise the funding of the courts systems, shifting the responsibility from county to state. The legislation was amended, effective July, 2004, to delete the authority given local government to adopt an ordinance to collect a $3 fee on most traffic tickets and court costs. Forty one of Florida's fifty three Teen Courts are dependant on that fee to fund their programs. Dublin-Laurens County Teen Court Will Smith Executive Director 100 South Church Street P.O. Box 4476 Dublin, GA 31040-4476 Phone: 478-277-1404 Fax: 478-277-1413 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dublin-Laurens County Teen Court continues to write grants for funding and we have a good relationship with our city/county government in receiving funding. Also, we have partnered with our United Way Agency for a funding source. Needless to say, we are working with our state representatives for permanent funding for our program if possible. Lincolnshire Peer Jury Program Patrick Quillinan Commander Lincolnshire Police Department One Olde Half Day Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069-3035 Phone: 847-883-9900 Fax: 847-883-9909 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Its part of the Police Department's budget. Minimal amount of money as our Village Prosecutor volunteers his time, the officer in charge is on duty and we use Law Enforcement Explorers to assist with court administration. Oak Lawn Police Department Peer Jury James Craig Peer Jury Coordinator c/o Oak Lawn Police Department 9446 Raymond Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Phone: 708-424-5323 Fax: 708-424-5012 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We are fortunate in Oak Lawn in that the Oak Lawn Police Department is the sponsor of our Peer Jury program. I, as the coordinator, am an unpaid volunteer. The two police officers who are part of the program are also unpaid for their time at our court dates. We occasionally have pizza parties for the jurors and give them a gift at Christmas time and the expenses for this is covered by the Police Department and/or the Police Club. Teen Court Program Chris Borton Teen Court Coordinator Youth Services Bureau of Huntington County 1344 Maple Drive Huntington, IN 46750 Phone: 260-356-9681 Fax: 260-356-9683 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Funding has always been a BIG problem for us. The agency has carried that program since its existence. We do have a nominal user fee and the agency receives City and County funding which we use to help cover the costs. Recently we received a grant from the Local Anti-drug Coalition (Governor's Drug Free Community monies) since 40% of our cases were drug and/or alcohol related. New Orleans Teen Court Lorri Fentress Executive Director 1450 Poydrus, Suite 210 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-593-1818 Fax: 504-593-1824 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In response to your inquiry the New Orleans Teen Court program receives funding from the Junior League as we are now denoted an activity of the JL (our initial funder and implementing agency). We also receive funding from JAIBG and Substance Abuse and Mental Health - both one-year grants. We wrote local foundations here in New Orleans and received money from Entergy, Wisner (a foundation out of the Mayor's office), the Bar Foundation, and 2 other local family foundations - again one year grants. This year we do the same and fundraise as we are now trying to become our own stand alone entity. It is tough, yes. Especially considering the fact that we have not been able to get money from law firms or other major businesses here. Montgomery County Teen Court Georgine DeBord Teen Court Coordinator Montgomery County State's Attorney 50 Maryland Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 240-777-7344 Fax: 240-777-7413 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Montgomery County Maryland Teen Court is funded wholly by the State’s Attorney’s Office. They fund my position as Coordinator as well as a 20 hour per week Assistant. When the program started 8 years ago, we did not have the assistant position. This was added about three years ago. I just took this position over in January, and I am hoping to be able to apply for grants to enhance our program, as government funds are stretched. Lansing Teen Court Michael Botke Director 217 South Capitol Avenue - 230 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-371-2823 Fax: 517-371-2836 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Primary (Current Funding/Inkind) Partners:
Oakland County Teen Court Tasha Hanson Teen Court Coordinator Oakland County Prosecutor's Office 1200 N. Telegraph Road Pontiac, MI 48341 Phone: 248-858-1553 Fax: 248-975-4265 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Oakland County does a match with the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG). JAIBG fronts most of the money and then the Oakland County government gives the rest. Monica Bogner Dakota Co. Attorney Office 1560 Hwy 55 Hastings, MN 55033 Phone: 651-438-4440 Fax: 651-438-4500 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Juvenile Accountability Block Grant from 7 of our fifteen law enforcement agencies and one grant through the Local Collaborative Time Study funds. Martin County Teen Court Amy Yackley Coordinator 201 Lake Avenue, Room 308 Fairmont, MN 56031 507-238-3215 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I receive funds from the Youth Intervention & Prevention Association, which is a state funded grant. Due to the budget cuts, we will be losing money for 2004 & 2005, therefore I have applied for another grant, which is also a grant state for juvenile programs. YIPA is very good about sending notices of grants to apply for, therefore that is where I have learned of the new grant. The Internet would probably be a good place to go to search for grants for youth intervention programs. Christian/Taney Teen Court Darlene Rea Coordinator 38th Judicial Circuit PO Box 482 Forsyth, MO 65653 Phone: 417-546-3411 Fax: 417-546-2110 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Missouri/Division of Youth Services Grant. Monica Jensen Community Relations Director Dakota County Attorney's Office Phone: 651-438-4440 The budget for the position of Peer Court Coordinator is approximately $65,000. We receive funding from two sources: Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) dollars that are turned over to our Office from the local police departments receiving the funds and the balance is made up with Local Collaborative Time Study funds (LCTS). Cumberland County Teen Court Michelle Crawford-Jones Teen Court Director Cumberland Co. Dispute Resolution Center 155 Gillespie Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone: 910-486-9465 Fax: 910-486-8369 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We are funded through our local JCPC; however, I am a member of the North Carolina Teen Court Association (NCTCA) and we are in the process of writing a grant to supplement some of our funds. Pender County Teen Court Amanda Jordan Teen Court Coordinator Mediation Center of Cape Fear 108-A Cinema Dr. Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: 910-362-8000 Fax: 910-362-8001 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For our Teen Court we receive funding through our local JCPC (Juvenile Crime Prevention Council). We applied/requested funding, have received it, and report directly to the council and an area district manager from DJJDP. Cass County Youth Court Jason Bergstrand Youth Court Coordinator c/o Lutheran Social Services 1325 11th Street So. Fargo, ND 58107 Phone: 701-271-3253 Fax: 701-235-7359 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We receive monies from the following sources:
We also raise money annually by requesting support from local service clubs. We have also done some local fundraising activities. Trial by Peers L-Ikera Smith Coordinator Clark County Bar Association 530 S. 8th Street Las Vegas, NV 89101 Phone: 702-387-6011 Fax: 702-387-7867 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Grants- mostly county, city and some other local organizations. Fundraisers and donations also. Glen Cove Teen Court Susan Altamore Carusi Coordinator Gleb Cove City Court 13 Glen Street Glen Cove, NY 11542 Phone: 516-676-0109 Fax: 516-676-1570 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Glen Cove Teen Court receives its funding through a grant from the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services. We are sponsored for this grant by our local State Senator. The grant requires that matching funds be provided by the municipality; in this case the Nassau County Office of Court Administration provides the matching funds on behalf of the city of Glen Cove. Huntington Youth Court Corinne Lesko Director Huntington Youth Bureau 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 Phone: 631-271-5644 Fax: 631-271-1360 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The town funds most of our program because it was spearheaded by our town councilman; however we get 26K from the Byrne Grant from the state. La Pine Teen Court Mary Fleischmann Program Coordinator Deschutes County Sheriff's Office P.O. Box 2035 La Pine, OR 97739 Phone: 541-536-5002 Fax: 541-536-5766 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it My program has been through a lot of changes regarding funding since it's inception. We originally started out with 5 hours a week which the Deschutes Co. Juvenile Dept. covered. The program then increased to 20 hours a week which was funded through dollars from our county Commission on Children and Families. The program went to Full Time in 1993 and continued receiving funding from the CCF and the Juvenile Dept. In 2000 the dollars were running out and the Deschutes Co. Sheriff's office picked up the program. The program was slated to be cut in June of 2003 due to budget cuts, but the Juvenile Dept. again picked up the program. Presently the Juvenile Dept. has covered the costs of the program with some assistance from the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant. Dollars are tight, and it would be great if on a National level, Juvenile Prevention dollars could be diverted to all Youth Courts, so that they can have sustainability. Elizabeth Adams Statewide Expansion Coordinator Office of Safe Schools and Youth Services SC Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-734-5801 Fax: 803-734-0806 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our youth court program at the SC Department of Education (Project CHANCE) received JAIBG funding totaling approximately $250,000 annually for 3 years. This funding provides a statewide coordinator's position (me) and 10 youth court sites. Each site must have a 10% cash match, which each school district provides. I have match money from the Sister's of Charity Foundation and the SC Bar Association. Beth DeHart Program Manager SC Youth Court Association SC Bar - LRE 950 Taylor Street P.O. Box 608 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-252-5139 Fax: 803-799-4118 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In SC, several courts have received JAIBG or formula funding through the Justice Department. Others do private fund raising, and others, after several years of success, have convinced their localities to write them into the budget (police, sheriff, solicitor, DJJ, etc.) Lawrence County Teen Court Marlene Todd Director P.O. Box 227 68 Sherman Street, Suite 213 Deadwood, SD 57732 Phone: 605-722-8889 Fax: 605-722-8888 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our Teen Court is fortunate in that we have great local support. We are included in the yearly budget for the three towns that we service as well as for the county. Also, we are the recipient of the JAIBG grant money for these entities. We must solicit donations which our local civic groups step up to the plate every year and provide us some funding. Also, we receive Court restitution from the formal court system. Periodically, instead of ordering a fine, the Judge orders that the defendant pay a certain dollar amount to the Teen Court program. Also, we charge court costs of $20.00 per youth that enters our program. We have received a couple of endowments from local individuals that stipulate that they would like the money to remain in an interest bearing account, but that we can use the interest as we need. We have received memorials from several families in the area as well. We do NOT use fundraisers. Pennington County Teen Court Michele Brink-Gluhosky Teen Court Coordinator Pennington County State's Attorney's Office 300 Kansas City Street Rapid City, SD 57701 Phone: 605-394-2531 Fax: 605-394-2616 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Teen Court started in 2001 as an addition to our juvenile diversion program in the State's Attorney's Office. Our budget has been fully funded by the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant since then. This year, this funding was cut significantly, but we are fortunate that the State's Attorney's Office has included us in the budget this year and is filling in the missing funds. Various Donations:
Allen Teen Court Hurst-Euless-Bedford Teen Court College Station Teen Court Midland Teen Court Denton County Teen Court Salt Lake Peer Court
Northwest Youth Services/Whatcom Co Teen Court University Place Youth Court Vilas County Teen Court Green River Teen Court Tusha Richardson Dixie Tomkiewicz Date: August 2002 Adelita Grijalva Brenda Myers David Garcia Deb Holland Eric Watkins Evelyn Williams Jennifer Strutz
Julie Deckard Teen Court Program Manager Reach for Youth, Inc. 3505 North Washington Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46205 Phone: 317-920-5900 Fax: 317-920-5912 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Reach For Youth, Teen Court program receives funds from several sources. Our 2 largest sources come from United Way of Central Indiana and JAIBG. In addition we receive a number of smaller grants from various Foundations such as Hoover and Rotary. We also charge a fee for workshops and jury duty. Kathleen Self Executive Director P.O. Box 48927 Sarasota, FL 34230 Phone: 941-951-4278 Fax: 941-951-4277 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it O.K., You asked! Funding in Florida: Florida's teen courts are administrated by various agencies, i.e., clerks of courts, sheriff offices, court administrations, and some are non-profit agencies. GOOD NEWS: Many of our teen courts (38 to date out of approx. 55 total), with various administrators mentioned above, are funded through F.S.S. 938.19 which provides a local county government the option to adopt a local ordinance which provides for the collection of a $3 fee on many traffic and court cases. 5% of the fee goes to the clerk of court in any jurisdiction that adopts the ordinance. In many instances this revenue will support all of a teen court budget while in smaller counties it provides a large part of a budget. When we developed the legislation (from '92-'96) we knew it would, in most instances, be population driven i.e. large counties would collect a lot of fees and therefore could, and should, have large Teen Courts and small counties would have small programs. There is one exception, one small county that is an acknowledged "speed trap" with huge a huge # of tickets issued annually. What we also liked about the legislation is that it has people who are breaking the law paying for delinquency prevention! BAD NEWS: The problem is that some large counties have encountered stumbling blocks and are not spending the money. Interestingly, in some instances, it is not because they could/should not have larger programs but the programs are being "capped" re the number of referrals they can take. The reason might be, in some instances, that other programs want a part of the revenue, a serious concern to those who are dependant on the revenue from the ordinance. One judicial circuit has presented an amendment to the legislation. The programs who do not collect this revenue are funded through other grants or agency budgets. The counties who have chosen not to pass the ordinance have various reasons for not doing so. Since the ordinance revenue alleviates using tax dollars it would seem to be a great way to support prevention in any community and to utilize an available revenue stream. For those of us who started our programs with nothing, this has made a huge difference. We are eternally grateful to the senators and representatives who have made it possible. Keeping it safe is now our biggest challenge! Leslie Comeaux Teen Court Coordinator Keller, Halton City, Watauga Teen Court 7101 Whitley Road Watauga, TX 76148 Phone: 817-514-5823 Fax: 817-281-1191 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This teen court started out with a 5 year grant. The three cities involved made up the difference. Now that the grant is over, the three cities foot the bill based on Population. Lori Wrzesinski Director of Youth Services Downers Grove Township 4340 Prince Street Downers Grove, IL 60515 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In response to funding of peer jury/teen courts, currently, our peer jury, which is multi-jurisdictional and is administered by myself as an employee of a township office, is funded through the tax dollars allotted for our human services division. At this time, I am also in the process of submitting a grant for money that, for the 4th year, has been given to local law enforcement agencies in Illinois through a JAIBG. Agencies receiving the funding can opt to pass through their money to another government entity and in our situation, one of the seven villages served by our peer jury, received funding and passed it through to us for us to apply. It is a specified amount and of course various components are required for grant submission. Also, in the state of Illinois, the IJOA, being in its' second year of existence, has conducted annual one day meetings. The one held this year we discussed funding and many of the peer juries simply held fund raising events. Who you are as an organization will determine your limits in what you can do to raise funds as well as what grants for which you can apply. If anyone has any questions, they can feel free to contact me at my office. Thomas Hanover West Seneca Youth Court 1250 Union Road West Seneca, NY 14224-2950 Phone: 716-674-2284 Fax: 716-674-1063 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We fund our program in two ways. The majority of our funding comes from various fund raising activities that the court runs. We have a hot dog sale that covers the majority of the monies and also some smaller activities. Most of the administrative costs are covered by the Town of West Seneca through its police department budget. We have one detective that handles the court and schedules the community service. He does this as part of his regular duties in the department. Some of our administrative costs are also covered under a JAIBG Grant from the federal government that must be used in juvenile related programs. We have no paid employees that work solely for he court and the kids on the court use the time they spend in the court as community service credits for school related clubs and societies. We have a picnic for them each year along with a recognition dinner, and as a senior in high school they receive a scholarship to help defray their freshmen costs of college. Marian Irvin Teen Court Coordinator Flagler County Teen Court c/o Clerk's Office 201 East Moody Blvd., Room 138 P.O. Box 787 Bunnell, FL 32110 Phone: 386-437-7407 Fax: 386-586-2116 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Flagler County's program since inception has been funded by the Clerk of Court's Office (through fines & fees). We now have adopted the ordinance, which helps support the program. Marjorie Maniccia Bethlehem Youth Court 261 Elm Avenue Delmar, NY 12054 Phone: 518-478-9544 Fax: 518-439-2144 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We started off with Federal Byrne Grant money, office space from the Town in which we are located (but are not part of the municipality) and private donations. When Byrne expired we were lucky enough to get Title V funds, still more private grants and community donations. Marlene Todd Lawrence County Teen Court Director P.O. Box 227 Deadwood, SD 57732 Phone: 605-722-8889 Fax: 605-722-8888 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our Teen Court is set up as a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We receive funds from the county, the three major towns in our county, donations from local entities in the area, court restitution (our Judges will periodically order an adult offender to pay restitution to teen court in lieu of a fine) and our court costs (each offender must pay $20.00 court costs to attend teen court). We have found that our program speaks so highly of itself by the success rate and the low cost of maintenance that our communities have really been supportive. I am a firm believer in getting your local support before you attempt to go after any grant dollars. Local support will stick with you as long as you show the need, but grant dollars can go away with a change in administration. Mary Fleischmann Program Coordinator La Pine Teen Court P.O. Box 2035 La Pine, OR 97739 Phone: 541-536-5002 Fax: 541-536-5766 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Initially my court was funded through our local Commission on Children and Families, but once that funding dried up, our County Sheriff's office picked up the program. The four diversion/teen court programs in our county receive JAIBG funding which gives us funds for things we do not have dollars in our budget for, such as training opportunities for our teen court youth, as well as coordinators. Michael Botke Director City of Lansing Teen Court 217 South Capitol Avenue, 7th Floor, Office 714 Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: 517-371-2823 Fax: 517-371-2836 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Primary (Current) Funding Partners:
Michele George Coordinator Teen Court of Huerfano County 401 Main Street, Suite304 Walsenburg, CO 81089 Phone: 719-742-0240 Fax: 719-738-1267 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Teen Court Of Huerfano County is funded through its local school district and 1 fundraiser a year. I also receive funding once in a while from a grant. Myra Weeks Coordinator Wichita County Teen Court Wichita County Courthouse 900 7th Street, Room 212 Wichita Falls, TX 76301-2482 Phone: 940-715-8575 Fax: 940-766-8177 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Wichita County Teen Court was a start up project of the Junior League. Since then our funding breakdown is as follows:
Our annual budget is approximately $53,000 per year. Olivia Harrington Teen Court Coordinator Duncanville Teen Court P.O. Box 380280 Duncanville, TX 75138-0280 Phone: 972-780-5063 Fax: 972-780-6463 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it By our City Budget. Shirley Zahn Program Coordinator Winnebago County Teen Court 504 Algoma Boulevard Oshkosh, WI 54901 Phone: 920-236-1120 Fax: 920-303-3030 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Winnebago County Teen Court was started with grant funding. We are now funded completely by tax dollars through Winnebago County. Our program is under the Circuit Court in the table of organization. Susan Martin-Wolf Teen Court Coordinator Fort Worth Teen Court 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-871-7642 Fax: 817-871-8670 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Some of the Teen Courts in Texas are funded 100% by the City, County or several cities within the county. Others are totally non-profit and are funded by grants and fundraisers. Others are under the umbrella of other non-profit agencies (i.e. Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, Camp Fire, etc). Fort Worth's Teen Court is public/private non-profit. The City pays 2 full time salaries, provides office and courtrooms and most supplies. The non-profit board of directors, funded by small grants from foundations, provides a part-time staff, the awards banquets, Teen Attorney training, conference and membership fees and some office furniture including TV/VCR's for class. Back to top of page Date: June 2000 Question: How does your youth court receive funding? Responses from Coordinators: Shirley Santillana Volusia County Teen Court 120 West Indiana Avenue, Rm 242 Deland, FL 32720 Phone: 904-822-5703 Fax: 904-740-5141 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Junior League, Substance Abuse Advisory Council Gwen Vieau Orange County Peer Court 17875 Von Karman., Ste 100 Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-440-6757 Fax: 949-440-6710 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County receives funds from the County of Orange, Calif., for its work with Orange County Juvenile Peer Court. We're in our second year of a three-year contract. Les Schultz Brown County Teen Court P.O. Box 248 New Ulm, MN 56073 Phone: 507-233-6620 Fax: 507-233-6649 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Our funding comes from a local collaborative funding grant. We also get $3,000 per year from United Way. We also charge a $30 fee per client which is pretty low as some areas charge as much as $50 to $75. We have applied for federal funding once, but didn't make the cut on that. There are some good grants out there, just have to keep looking at the state and federal ones that come through. Our board does a nice job of letting us know if they see an appropriate grant. Olivia Harrington Duncanville Teen Court P.O. Box 380280 Duncanville, TX 75138-0280 Phone: 972-780-5063 Fax: 972-780-5077 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We are funded entirely by city budget. Thank goodness! Deborah Hollifield Denton County Teen Court 6301 Main Street, Ste. 100 The Colony, TX 75056 Phone: 972-625-7575 Fax: 972-625-7578 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We do everything with volunteers and donations. Our only expenses are for Xerox copies. Det. Rich Keiser Orangetown Youth Court 26 Orangeburg Rd. Orangeburg, New York 10962 Phone: 914-359-1775 Fax: 914-359-4563 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it My personal experience in obtaining funding was from the following Federal, State and local grants:
Marlene Todd Lawrence County Teen Court Teen Court Coordinator P.O. Box 227 Deadwood, SD 57732 Phone: 605-578-2065 fax: 605-578-1302 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Some of our funding comes from court ordered restitution which is made payable to the Teen Court program. Our other funding sources are:
Also, we have a local restaurant that auctions off to the highest bidder the right to put your favorite recipe item on their menu. Whenever anyone purchases this item off the menu, 10% of the sale goes to Teen Court. This item is listed for one year or whatever time limit you would like to use. Mikkel Anderson, Teen Court Coordinator Teen Court Program Community Action Program Region VII, Inc. 2105 Lee Avenue Bismarck, ND 58504 Phone: (701)-258-2240 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it In regards to funding for Teen Court/Youth Court programs.... The Teen Court Program in Bismarck - Mandan Area of North Dakota has a three year start-up grant from the NDDOT (1998-2001). The Leach Foundation (a private foundation), Children's Servicing Coordinating Committee Region VII, and local civic clubs have donated funds to help offset other costs that arise. As with any non-profit program, the eternal search for continued funding is always real and needs constant attention and awareness. A good way to possibly get financial support locally would be to approach your local civic clubs (Lions, Optimists, Rotary, Elks, Etc.) They usually do have a large commitment to youth in communities. Deydra Stevenson Teen Court Administrator P.O. Box 60 Abilene, Texas 79604 (915)676-6302 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it My funding comes through a CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) that pays for the salaries of one full time youth service assistant and one part time youth service assistant. This grant was already in place when I became the coordinator for Teen Court. You may want to contact Kelly Cheek at 915-676-6366, who is the in charge of this program, to obtain some information on this type of grant. My city also assists in funding the Teen Court with funds to purchase office supplies, postage and printing needs. Laurie Ocampo Teen Court Coordinator Socorro County, NM 100% of our funding comes from our county's DWI |