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Cumberland County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council outlines summer programs and new occupational training
Summary
The county’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council described funded programs, summer activities and a new occupational skills component for fiscal year 2026 aimed at providing certifications and work‑ready training for youth.
The Cumberland County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) told the City–County Liaison Committee that it funds a range of prevention and intervention programs for local youth and will add an occupational skills training component in fiscal year 2026.
Courtney Annigle, director of the county JCPC, described the council’s purpose: “to provide a comprehensive strategy to help prevent and reduce juvenile crime and delinquency in our community,” and listed the membership that helps set funding priorities (school board representatives, law‑enforcement, court and defense personnel, social‑services, public‑health, business and faith leaders and a youth member under age 21).
Annigle said the council uses an annual risk‑and‑needs assessment to set funding recommendations and issues a request for proposals each January. For the current funding round, she said the council recommended programs in parent/family skill building, interpersonal and vocational skills, restitution/community service, teen court, psychological assessment, home‑based family counseling, individual and group counseling and temporary shelter. She said Cumberland County received $1,100,000 to allocate through that RFP process, with additional county funding provided each year.
Why it matters: JCPC funds direct services and summer enrichment that county leaders said are intended to keep youth engaged out of school and connect them to education or training pathways. Annigle outlined multiple summer offerings and a new training track designed to provide hands‑on certificate programs and job readiness.
Annigle highlighted summer camps and enrichment run by funded partners. She said the Bill Yourself program will run literacy, communication and financial‑literacy camps and community leadership camps; SWAT is running a summer camp for ages 5–12 with tutoring, field trips and lunch; and other funded groups provide ongoing services. JCPC will open its new occupational skills training component in July (FY26) and held an open house scheduled for June 27 at 814 Hope Mills Road, the director said.
Annigle gave the JCPC office phone number and hours for intake: the JCPC office is at 412 W. Russell Street in Fayetteville, open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and can be reached at (910) 437‑1884 or jcpc@cumberlandcountync.gov. Committee members requested the JCPC slide deck be emailed to city and county members.
The liaison committee thanked JCPC leadership and noted the county’s ongoing role allocating state and local funds to juvenile services.
