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Jones County accepts $12,500 CJCC grant to fund attendance intervention for 11to 17-year-olds
Summary
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 program intends to offer life-coaching sessions to divert students from court referrals and other criminal-justice interventions. "This will this money will be used to work with our children in need of services for attendance issues," Carr said.
Carr said the grant will be delivered in partnership with Community Health Care Systems; licensed therapists will provide sessions via telehealth, in-office appointments and a mobile clinic that will visit the county high school. She also said the program coordinator is Shana Backus and that the county will execute an MOU with community health partners to formalize services.
Commissioners asked whether the grant required a local match; Carr said there is no match at this time. Board members encouraged the program to return if additional needs are identified.
Next steps: commissioners accepted the grant packet and directed staff to include required signatures; Carr said she will add the MOU for community health care systems and coordinate with the school system and the program coordinator.
