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Jones County accepts $12,500 CJCC grant to fund attendance intervention for 11to 17-year-olds

Jones County Board of Commissioners · November 18, 2025
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Jones County Family Connection and county commissioners accepted a $12,500 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council grant to fund life-coaching services for students age 11to 17 with attendance problems; services will be provided by Community Health Care Systems and may include telehealth, mobile-unit and in-school options.

Jones County commissioners on Nov. 18 heard from Joy Carr, program director for the countys operational-intervention program (Jones County Family Connection), about a new $12,500 grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

Carr said the funds will be used to work with children age 11 to 17 who have chronic unexcused absences; the…

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