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JCPC programs report rising referrals, local partnerships and community events
Summary
Council members received detailed program updates covering Team Court, Earn and Learn, prevention and diversion programming, PivotPoint, Aspire (Kids at Work), Umoja/Mojo, and Unite; several programs reported increased referrals and community partnerships following recent disruptions.
Buncombe County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council members heard program-by-program updates at their Oct. 16 meeting, with several providers reporting rising referrals, partnership activity and upcoming public events.
Team Court and TeamSport reported new intakes and recent successful terminations. Staff emphasized that early, direct referrals from schools or families can keep youth in community-based programming rather than formal juvenile justice processing. Earn and Learn and other restorative programs said referrals have…
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