Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

1. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Background Information on the Council Current Membership Information Council Activities and Decisions Meeting Calendar November 30, 2006

2. Background Information on the Council • The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act established the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) as an independent body within the executive branch of the federal government. The Council's primary functions are to coordinate federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and federal programs relating to missing and exploited children. • The Council, which is chaired by the Attorney General, meets quarterly and at the call of its Chair. The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) serves as the Council's Vice Chair. • The Council, as restructured by the 1992 amendments to the JJDP Act, is composed of nine ex officio members and nine nonfederal members who are juvenile justice practitioners. The ex officio members are the Attorney General; the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, and Housing and Urban Development; the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service; and the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. The President may designate other key federal officials with significant decision making authority to serve on the Council. • For more information, visit the Council Web site at www.juvenilecouncil.gov.

3. Membership Coordinating Council members and designees

4. Current Membership InformationA practitioner member vacancy exists on the Coordinating Council. • Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Council must have a Designated Federal Official (DFO) responsible for the operation of the Council. The DFO is― • Robin Delany-Shabazz • Director, Concentration of Federal Efforts • Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • 810 7th Street, NW, Room 3327 • Washington, DC 20531 • 202-307-9963 • 202-354-4063 fax • Robin.Delany-Shabazz@usdoj.gov

5. Recent Action Items - Summary Council Activities and Decisions • Mentoring activities. An interagency council has been established and an executive director, Theresa Clower, hired. The Mentoring Council has been meeting since July 2006. This item will be managed through that body, with reports back to the Council on a regular basis. • White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth (WHTF) recommendations and other Council activities. (Refer to the matrix on pages #6-9 of this PowerPoint handout.) A discussion on the pertinent recommendations and on how to best coordinate among member agencies in fulfillment of the Council’s mandate will be part of discussions as the November-December 2006 planning session. • Strategic planning tools. Council members were asked to help ensure the continued relevance of the Community Guide To Helping America’s Youth (www.helpingamericasyouth.gov) by promoting it with grantees and constituents. Members were invited to participate in the development of the analytical toolset known as the Strategic Mapping and Resource Topography (SMART) by enhancing the database and providing suggestions for improvement. • Interagency agreements and joint efforts. Four agencies -- CNCS, Labor, SAMHSA and HUD – applied for and received funds through Concentration of Federal Efforts to advance efforts to coordinate with federal agencies and state and local entities in support of Council goals. Funding for FY06 proposed activities is under discussion. Several member agencies including DOJ, HHS, ED, and CNCS and USDA continue to work on the DOL-led Vision for Youth initiative. Quarterly updates of ongoing activities are provided at Council meetings.

6. * Due to the fact that there are no recommendations from the Task Force that apply to its mission, the Department of Homeland Security is not included in this chart.

8. * Due to the fact that there are no recommendations from the Task Force that apply to their mission, the Department of Homeland Security is not included in this chart.

10. 2006/2007 Sponsors Coordinating Council members sponsoring meetings in 2006 and 2007

11. 2006 Meeting Calendar The Council will hold its quarterly meetings on the following dates in 2006 (subject to meeting space availability). Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meetings (9:15 am–12:30 pm ET) and afternoon staff/practitioner post- meetings (1:15–3 pm ET) Council Planning Team Conference Calls at 2 pm ET Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) Meetings (fall meeting scheduled for 10/23–24/06 in Columbia, South Carolina) FACJJ Annual Report Committee Meeting 2006 National Conference, Building on Success: Providing Today’s Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

12. 2007 Meeting Calendar The Council will hold its quarterly meetings on the following dates in 2007 (subject to meeting space availability). Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meetings (9:15 am–12:30 pm ET) and afternoon staff/practitioner post- meetings (1:30–3 pm ET) Council Planning Team Conference Calls at 2 pm ET FACJJ Annual Report Committee Meeting FACJJ Spring 2007 Meeting