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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
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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
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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:
AZ Supreme Court (through Juvenile Court)
City of Tucson through Community Development Block grants (one for Teen Court diversion program and other for volunteers)
Tucson Police Department
Pima County Community Action Alliance (Fed funds)
Pima County through Community Development Block grants (2 grants)
United Way
Private Foundations
Two other funding sources with Teen Court collaborating on federal grants.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
Legislation: FSS 938.19 $130,000
Private Community Grants: $47,625
Golf Tournament $12,000
Client Fees $5,600
Misc. Donations $6,000
Funds on reserve $54,787
Interest Income 1$,100
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.
Based on the knowledge that most of Florida's Teen Courts are not funded from court resources and therefore should not be part of Article V, many of us involved with Teen Courts throughout Florida are working diligently to provide a solution to the legislature regarding how this error can be corrected. Doing some research, I discovered a report, "An Overview of Florida's Criminal Justice Specialized" which clearly notes that Teen Courts are not court functions(www.fcc.state.fl.us/fcc/reports/courts/ctgen) which supports our challenge to the action taken by the legislature. I remain optimistic that this will be resolved. We have estimated that Florida's Teen Courts are serving approximately 20,000 youth @ an average of $400 per child compared to an expense of $4,000 per child that it would cost in the court system. The math: $72 million dollar savings! That is hard to overlook!
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Primary (Current Funding/Inkind) Partners:
City of Lansing, Human Relations and Community Services: $25,000 (July 1, 03 – June 30, 04)
Capital Area United Way: $25,196 (April 1, 03 – March 31, 2004)
City of Lansing, Mayor’s Drug Free Youth Task Force: $2,000 (October 1, 02 – September 30, 03)
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Provides In Kind Office Space, Moot Court Space and Volunteer Support and technical resources
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We receive monies from the following sources:
JABG funds (grant) Juvenile Accountability Block Grant
North Dakota Department of Transportation (grant) Highway Safety Grant
Project Safe Neighborhood
U.S. Department of Justice (grant)
Addressing guns and violence Grant
Local Foundations: Svee Foundation FM Area Foundation
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
Offered to clean up after a softball tournament and they donated the funds raised to us.
Our district court organized a basketball game between the executive and judicial branches and they donated funds to TC.
We receive some fine money from the magistrate court (misdemeanor court) when people plea and donate to us instead of a fine or record.
Allen Teen Court Elizabeth Walsh Coordinator c/o Allen Municipal Court 1 Butler Circle Allen, TX 75013 Phone: 972-727-0210 Fax: 972-727-0104
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Allen Teen Court and our First Offender's Program have been receiving funds through the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) which is a program administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a program in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Teen Court Debbie Carlisle Coordinator 2000 Forest Ridge Drive Bedford, TX 76021 Phone: 817-952-2468 Fax: 817-952-2463
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Funding for the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Teen Court program is divided equally among the three cities. Recently, Texas Legislature amended Article 102.0171, Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows county & district courts to collect a court cost for juvenile delinquency prevention programs. This funding can go towards Teen Court programs to help fund operations and/or programs.
College Station Teen Court Peggy Calliham Coordinator PO Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 Phone: 409-764-3499 Fax: 409-764-3894
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Our court is funded as a function of the City of College Station just like the other departments. It is my belief that unless these courts have permanently committed funding they begin to flounder because there is too much at stake to rely upon fund raising and off and on funding.
It needs to be a commitment on the part of the city or county or whoever that their youth are their future and that educating them in the law and civic responsibility early on will pay off in the future.
Its no different than funding schools. You must be dedicated to educating young people.
Midland Teen Court Mary Beck Executive Director Midland Teen Court, Inc. 615 West Missouri, #226 Midland, TX 79701-5017 Phone: 432-689-1065 Fax: 432-689-1087
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Midland Teen Court, Inc., is a non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS--a requirement to receive grant funds from most foundations. We receive funds from the City of Midland, Midland County, Midland ISD, Greenwood ISD, local foundations, churches, corporations and private individuals. Funding requests (grant applications) are presented annually in the format required by the specific grantor; follow-up reports are made to all funders quarterly. Jurors in our Municipal Court are given the option of waiving their juror payment ($6/day?) to Midland Teen Court or another couple of nonprofits. A Board member raises funds through letter and personal contacts for our annual scholarship(s) awarded to selected graduating volunteers.
Denton County Teen Court Deborah Hollifield Teen Court Coordinator 6301 Main Street, Ste. 100 The Colony, TX 75056 Phone: 972-434-7200 Fax: 972-434-7201
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All our staff is volunteer, including the judge. The county provides $1k a year in the judge's budget dedicated to Teen Court use. We use it mostly for pizzas on court night to feed (and attract) jurors, and for trophies at the end of the year.
Salt Lake Peer Court Kathleen Zeitlin Program Director 645 South 200 East, #101 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801-322-1815 Fax: 801-322-9732
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Salt Lake Peer Court (a non-profit program) is currently receiving funding from the sources below, which will take us through June, 2004. Beyond that, we currently do not know how we will continue to fund the program, although we believe we will have similar funding from the school district's Safe & Drug Free School federal grants and, hopefully, from 1 or 2 private foundations. This will NOT be adequate to fund the program as is. We may have to downsize drastically, but we're going to do our best to try to get the funding we need to keep the program as is.
Salt Lake Police Department (federal Block Grant funding - although they cut our funding by 1/4, even though the money they received from the feds was cut in half. So they have told me not to expect anything next October, 2004)
Salt Lake School District (federal grant money for the Safe & Drug Free School program)
Two private foundations
Possibly: Weed & Seed (We're waiting to hear if we're getting any money from the local Weed & Seed. If they get the money, I think we will.)
Northwest Youth Services/Whatcom Co Teen Court Cathy Beaty Northwest Youth Services 1020 N. State Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: 360-734-9862 Ext. 130 Fax: 360-734-4720
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We are also really struggling this year as our 3-year non-renewable grant from the Governor's Juvenile Justice Committee expired in June 2003. So, far our funding is coming from numerous sources: United Way, a local community foundation, individual law firms, the local Bar Assoc, a number of rotary clubs, local businesses, small grants and our local city and county governments. We have had to make numerous presentations to service clubs as well as individual meetings with business owners and private attorneys. We are hoping to convince our local governments to at least provide half our operating expenses in their annual budgets, but know that will be a hard sell in these economic times.
University Place Youth Court Ann Francis c/o Community Prosecutor, University Place 3631 74th Avenue W, Suite A University Place, WA 98466 Phone: 253-798-7836 Fax: 253-798-4867
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Our funding for University Place Youth Court originated from a Community Prosecution Grant from the Department of Justice. That grant has now expired, and so we have been negotiating with city and county officials to keep the funding going. We are trying to appeal to 3 main stakeholders to perhaps share the costs; the City of UP, the Prosecutor, and Juvenile Court. A law enforcement sales tax levy is up for a vote next month, and if it passes, University Place Youth Court will likely be funded via the additional tax. We also apply for every grant that we can qualify for, and just yesterday received a check from the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
Vilas County Teen Court Nancy Anne Livingston Teen Court Coordinator 330 Court Street Eagle River, WI 54521 Phone: 715-479-3749 Fax: 715-479-1978
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I am employed by the University of Wisconsin Extension in Vilas County. Teen Court is in my job description, so I have a budget line for the program, some of the monies in that line item comes from some Social Services' federal/state grant dollars and varies from year to year. We have on occasion been recipients of donations from various sources - a County township board, etc.
Green River Teen Court Peggy Beckum Municipal Judge City of Green River 50 East Second Street North Green River, WY 82935 Phone: 307-872-6116 Fax: 307-872-0567
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Our Teen Court is totally funded by city government funds. The Governing Body puts money in my budget every year for Teen Court. The Governing Body decided they didn't want to prosecute DWUI offenders through the city court as it was costing so much and we were short on jail space. The Mayor and Council decided to focus on youth intervention and crime prevention. We have Teen Court every other Thursday beginning at 4:00 p.m. The youth are out of school by then and we have access to more rooms at the city hall at that time. The Mayor also has a Youth Council and they are working on starting a youth center. I have not had to ask for any kind of help from other agencies and have not obtained any grants.
Tusha Richardson
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We get the funding from a grant from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant funds.
Dixie Tomkiewicz
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The Maricopa County Juvenile Court Teen Court funding for both the schools and limited jurisdiction courts is a part of the County Budget of the Maricopa Bounty Board of Supervisors. From the very on-set of the Teen Court, funding (almost 12 years ago), the Board has been a "partner" in the project. The National Study by The Urban Institute has also helped. The Teen Court Program has been a "priority" with the Board because they have been consulted, advised and made to feel very involved. This year has been tough, however, and I have been told to either expand the 'Courts' program or lose my job. My contract only runs two months at a time so that my progress may be watched. The Teen Court Program is not a program unto itself, but a part of the total program that also involves two probation officers and a supervisor from Juvenile Court. We all work together, helping each other with the different courts and school programs. We are currently set to expand to five more courts, which will involve many more schools and even more volunteer youth. A successful program with lots of involvement from many aspects of the community, with a low recidivism track record, and operated by minimal support staff will bring great support from the funding agency.
Question: I would appreciate it if you could send out a question to other Teen Court Coordinators regarding how their Teen Courts are funded. Thanks!
Responses from Coordinators:
Adelita Grijalva Program Manager Pima County Teen Court Pima Prevention Partnership 330 North Commerce Park, #160 Tucson, AZ 85745 Phone: 520-884-8799 Fax: 520-884-8820
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Pima County Teen Court in Tucson, Arizona has several funding sources, most of which must be renewed through a grant process annually. Teen Court receives funds from the City of Tucson (CDBG funds and Outside Agency funds), Pima County (CDBG and Outside Agency), Simpson Foundation (private/local funding source) and Governor's Division of Drug Policy Office Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities to name a few. We have found that we don't usually fit the criteria for Federal grants.
Brenda Myers Youth Court Coordinator Project Chance Youth Court - W.A. Perry Middle School South Carolina Department of Education 1429 Senate Street Room 706-D Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-734-0737 Fax: 803-734-0806
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At this time it is totally grant funded. We received a grant for three years and we are hoping that once the three years are up the state will take over and provide full funding.
David Garcia Coordinator Teen Court of Lea County, Inc. 1923 N. Dal Paso Suite C P.O. Box 831 Hobbs, NM 88240 Phone: 505-393-7743 Fax: 505-393-1076
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I am the Vice-President for the Association of New Mexico. Most of our Teen Courts are funded by Department of Finance with the exception of four teen courts, including mine. We are funded by the Administrative Offices of the Courts. In additions I receive funding from The City of Hobbs, and the Hobbs Schools.
Deb Holland Project Coordinator Ontario County Youth Court The Partnership for Ontario Co., Inc. 3088 County Complex Drive Canandaigua, NY 14424 Phone: 716-396-4519 Fax: 716-396-8821
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Our court began funding with the Byrne Grant and we are still receiving that. We have received funding from our county's Youth Bureau and this year will be receiving funding from United Way. In addition we have received several small grants, generally $1,000.00 or so. We have another year (possibly 2 of Byrne money), but the advisory committee is beginning to look for alternative funding now. Our county has frozen spending and hiring for 3 years, so for the program to be institutionalized by the county is unrealistic.
Eric Watkins Coordinator Village of Owego Youth Court Youth Services Unit Owego Police Department Owego, NY 13827 Phone: 607-687-2233 Fax: 607-687-2235
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The Owego Youth Court has been funded by Title V federal funds through our state DCJS. In October we will switch over to Byrne Memorial Funds.
Evelyn Williams Teen Court Program Coordinator Lee County Teen Court 20th Judicial Court Administrator's Office - Florida 1039 SE 9th Place, #361 Cape Coral, FL 33990 Phone: 941-458-7084 Fax: 941-458-7083
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Lee County Florida Teen Court is run under the Direction of the Court Administrator.
Teen court is a branch of the Juvenile Arbitration Program. The Coordinator is employed by the court - and is responsible for Juvenile Arbitration as well as teen court.
Jennifer Strutz Program Coordinator Stayton Sublimity Youth Peer Court 362 N. Third Avenue Stayton, OR 97383 Phone: 503-769-5749 Fax: 503-769-7573
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Our Peer Court is funded by the following: J
AIBG
Oregon Together (County health Dept. D&A funding)
City revenue
Local civic clubs
Fundraisers
Local private foundations,
County Children & Families Commission.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Primary (Current) Funding Partners:
City of Lansing, Human Relations and Community Services: $25,000 Grant
Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission: $25,000 Grant
Capital Area United Way: $23,997 Grant
City of Lansing, Mayor’s Drug Free Youth Task Force: $2,500 Grant
(*Pending August 1, 2002 announcement - Partnership Grant through State of Michigan, Office of Drug Control Policy $333,000)
Michele George Coordinator Teen Court of Huerfano County 401 Main Street, Suite304 Walsenburg, CO 81089 Phone: 719-742-0240 Fax: 719-738-1267
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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
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Wichita County Teen Court was a start up project of the Junior League. Since then our funding breakdown is as follows:
5% referral fees
67% Grants and Donations
14% City of Wichita Falls
14% County of Wichita
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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My personal experience in obtaining funding was from the following Federal, State and local grants:
Grant from U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
New York State Senatorial Line Item from our State Senator.
Rockland County Grant from County Legislator.
Some grants need matching funds, which we received from the Township.
Marlene Todd Lawrence County Teen Court Teen Court Coordinator P.O. Box 227 Deadwood, SD 57732 Phone: 605-578-2065 fax: 605-578-1302
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Some of our funding comes from court ordered restitution which is made payable to the Teen Court program. Our other funding sources are:
Line item budget for Lawrence County, City of Spearfish, City of Lead and City of Deadwood;
JAIBG grant monies;
Recently applied for a Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant from OJJDP;
Donations from local civic organizations;
We have received some money from memorials and we have one local individual that has listed teen court is his trust.
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
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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
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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 allotment from the State of New Mexico. We are in danger of losing these funds, however, come the 2001-2002 fiscal year. CeeCee Kaylor Director YSB-BB/BS of LaPorte County, Inc. P.O. Box 1115 LaPorte, TX 77572-1115
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Our funding sources for Teen Court in LaPorte County, Indiana established in 1988 are:
Local- Barker Welfare Foundation Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI)-division of DOC Drug Free Communities money from community drug & alcohol arrests (which is evaporating because the new Prosecuting Attorney does not want to charge these fees anymore
United Way-portion of agency's total allotment
Grants to Youth in Michigan City Community (GYMCCo)-$1000/yr to celebrate & recognize teens who volunteer to serve in TC & graduating seniors
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (IFSSA)
User fees $15-25/defendant YAR (Youth As Resources)-max $500/yr for community service project.
Lolita Junk Knox County Teen Court 55 W. Tompkins St. Galesburg, IL 61401 (309) 345-3800
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We receive a grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Some of the funds have to be matched, so we also receive funding from the United Way of Knox County. Our sponsoring organization is The American Legion Auxiliary, where we receive additional monies (as well as assistance with projects and use of their building when we need it for fundraising, training, etc.) We also charge each defendant a processing fee of $25 and the sale of our video brings in $25 per videotape. We also received many private donations from local organizations and individuals.
