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Erie County authorizes one-year, up-to-$125,000 to continue Project Strength truancy pilot
Summary
The Erie County Commissioners voted June 18 to authorize a one-time county payment of up to $125,000 to continue Project Strength, a pre-petition truancy and child-services diversion pilot that has assisted about 300 children and 100 families; the program’s Ohio Supreme Court grant expires Sept. 30, 2025.
Erie County Commissioners on June 18 approved a one-time county contribution of up to $125,000 to continue Project Strength, a pre-petition diversion program run by the Erie County Public Defender’s Office that aims to reduce juvenile court filings for truancy and child-services cases.
James Murray, lead attorney with the Erie County Public Defender’s Office, told the board that Project Strength began as an Ohio Supreme Court pilot in November 2021 and that Erie County is one of six pilot counties and the only pilot combining truancy and children-services cases. Murray said the Ohio Supreme Court grant funded the…
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