CARTERET COUNTY, NC (December 11, 2024) – The Carteret County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) is seeking proposals from organizations interested in providing a prevention and early intervention program for delinquent and at-risk youth for the state fiscal year 2025-2026 beginning July 1, 2025.
Carteret County JCPC has studied the risk factors and needs of Juvenile Court involved youth in Carteret County and anticipates funds in the amount of $208,110 from the N.C. Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the upcoming year. Use of these funds requires a 30% match.
JCPC issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) and began accepting proposals on December 6, 2024. The deadline for submissions is no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2025. The following types of programs will be considered for funding:
- Mentoring Services
- Parent/Family Skill Building
- Interpersonal Skill Building
- Vocational Skills
- Restitution/Community Service
- Teen Court
- Home-Based Family Counseling
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Juvenile Structured Day
Carteret County JCPC partners with the N.C. Department of Public Safety as part of a strategy to mobilize communities to create a multidisciplinary continuum of care that includes prevention programs for children, early intervention for juvenile offenders and graduated sanctions for repeat offenders.
For more information or to submit a proposal, contact Carteret County JCPC Coordinator Desmond Murrell at 252-342-5682 or dezmurrell94@gmail.com. For more information about JCPC, visit http://carteretcountync.gov/351/Juvenile-Crime-Prevention-Council.
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