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Youth Justice Initiative presents program results and asks city to sustain wraparound services
Summary
Youth Justice Initiative staff and program graduates described services from pre‑court diversion to academic support and said the program spends about $1,700 per young person; council and mayor praised the program.
The West Des Moines City Council heard a presentation from the Youth Justice Initiative on Feb. 17, with staff and program participants describing prevention, diversion and academic‑support work in the city and nearby neighborhoods.
The presentation, led by Ashley Swinton, identified services that include pre‑court diversion, restorative justice circles, a study‑table program, family classes and the TechConnect work‑readiness program. Swinton said the initiative is entering its seventh year at a Section 8 housing complex in West Des Moines…
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