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Berkeley County Commission authorizes $650,000 OJJDP grant application to add juvenile mentors
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The Berkeley County Commission voted to authorize staff to apply for a three-year Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant totaling $650,000 to expand mentoring and support services for juveniles served by the county Day Report Center.
The Berkeley County Commission voted to authorize staff to apply for a three-year Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grant totaling $650,000 to expand mentoring and support services for juveniles served by the county Day Report Center.
"These sorts of services aren't readily available to youth in our county," Tim Zion, director of community corrections, told the commission, describing the catalyst juvenile program that serves adolescents ages 12 to 17. He said the program has grown "quite a bit" and is operating at or near capacity.
Erin Mills, clinical supervisor at the Day Report Center, said Catalyst serves youths who are actively using substances or who have been negatively affected by a caregiver's substance use and often…
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