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Governor Perdue Announces $1.3 Million in Grant Awards for Children and Youth Coordinating Council

Thursday, September 27, 2007  Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774

 

 

         

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the approval of 13 continuation grant awards totaling $1,339,148 to support youth prevention programs in Georgia.  The grants will continue to provide prevention programs for high-risk youth and treatment programs for juvenile offenders. 

“These community-based programs will identify children who are at risk,” said Governor Sonny Perdue.  “They will reduce the factors that lead to our youth to make poor decisions and will provide them with positive role models.”

The grants were made available through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  The grants will be administered through the state’s Children and Youth Coordinating Council (CYCC).  Grant funds are awarded through a statewide competitive process.  Successful programs are eligible for three years of funding based on outcome results.

CYCC assists local communities in preventing juvenile delinquency through the provision of state and federal grants, technical assistance, training and education of service providers, and juvenile justice law projects.  The agency monitors juvenile courts, detention centers and other facilities for compliance with federal regulations and state laws related to the detention of juveniles.  CYCC monitors and tracks state and federal legislation and programs related to children and youth, advises the Governor's Office and the General Assembly on the potential impact of programs and legislation, and supports funding requests for programs serving children and youth.       

 

The following programs will receive funding:

 

Agency Name

Program Title

Counties Served

Funding

Year

Approve

Award

Bartow County Commission

Bartow County Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Program

Bartow

3rd

$43,446

Council of Juvenile Court Judges

Purchase of Services for Juvenile Offenders Program

Fulton

on going

$850,000

Cobb County Community Services Board

Youth Customized Employment Program

Cobb

3rd

$37,500

Toombs County Board of Commissioners

Juvenile Mental Health Court

Toombs, Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Washington

2nd

$37,500

Paulding County Board of Commissioners

Paulding Juvenile Services

Paulding

2nd

$42,536

Bibb County Board of Commissioners

Unruly Program

Bibb

3rd

$34,913

The CHEM LABS of America, Inc.

Crossroads to Courage:  A Targeted Community Approach for Delinquency Prevention

Fulton

2nd

$50,000

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners

Mental Health Screening and Evaluation Services

Whitfield

2nd

$45,000

Coastal Empire Council Inc. Boy Scouts of America

Operation Scout Reach

Chatham

2nd

$50,000

City of Savannah

Juvenile Enrichment Program

Chatham

2nd

$49,664

Rabun Youth, Inc.

Spin Style Program

 (Thrift Store Project)

Rabun

3rd

$33,750

Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Restorative Justice Program

Fulton

2nd

$14,839

Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Juvenile Court Literacy Enhancement Program

Fulton

2nd

$50,000

TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED

 

 

 

$1,339,148