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Pine County probation office wins $244,250 restorative justice grant to expand youth programs
Summary
Pine County probation officials told commissioners the Office of Restorative Practices awarded $244,250 to expand youth restorative justice services beginning Aug. 1 and to create a juvenile restitution fund; county staff said the funding will support truancy intervention and diversion work aimed at keeping young people out of formal court.
Terry Faucet, Pine County probation director, told the county board that the Office of Restorative Practices awarded Pine County $244,250 to expand youth restorative justice services and create a $29,000 juvenile restitution fund that will begin Aug. 1.
The funding, Faucet said during the board meeting, will support expanded community-based restorative programming and allow the probation office to offer a community track for habitual truants. Faucet described the award as a competitive statewide grant and said Pine County received the full amount it requested.
Why it matters: county probation staff said restorative practices and truancy intervention keep young people out of the juvenile court pipeline and reduce placements in out-of-home care. Faucet said the county’s youth restorative program shows low recidivism after successful completion and that the grant will fund…
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