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Highlights of Coordinating Council Activities and Accomplishments, 2001-2008

Highlights of Coordinating Council Activities and Accomplishments, 2001-2008. Overview. Council goals Framework for Council actions Overview of Council activities, 2001-08 Council achievements. Council Goals. Strengthen the practice of inter- and intra-agency youth-focused collaboration

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Highlights of Coordinating Council Activities and Accomplishments, 2001-2008

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  1. Highlights of Coordinating Council Activities and Accomplishments, 2001-2008

  2. Overview • Council goals • Framework for Council actions • Overview of Council activities, 2001-08 • Council achievements

  3. Council Goals • Strengthen the practice of inter- and intra-agency youth-focused collaboration • Increase knowledge, dissemination, and use of evidence-based programs • Elevate the importance of comprehensive JJ agenda at the Federal level and increase alignment of goals between JJ and other systems at all levels of government

  4. Framework for Council Actions • Juvenile Justice Action Plan • Final Report of White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth

  5. WHTF Recommendations Adopted by Council • Mentoring programs • Local planning process • Unified protocol for “What Works” • Unified disadvantaged youth research agenda • Data collection on families • Grantee performance measurements • Grantee-level performance guidelines

  6. WHTF Recommendations Adopted by Council • Oversight of earmarked grantees • Parents’ involvement in youth programs • Youth involvement in grant review panels • Youth in public care • Youth with many risk factors • Special target groups

  7. Overview of Council Activities, 2001-2008 • 2001, 2006: Reaffirmed JJ Action Plan • 2003: Created 5 subcommittees • 2004: Adopted 13 WHDY recommendations • 2004: Established Council Planning Team • 2004: GIS planning and program tools: HAY, SMART

  8. Council Activities, 2001-2008 • 2006: 4 Interagency Agreements (IAAs) • 2006: Hosted First National Conference • 2007: Initiated Federal Partnership Project • 2008: Round Two IAAs • 2001-2008: Quarterly meetings

  9. Achievements: Strengthening Collaboration • Shared Youth Vision: Led by DOL and supported by the Council • Federal Partnership Project (CCI toolkit, compilation report/update of DDS) • GIS Planning and Program Tools: HAY, SMART

  10. Achievements: Emphasizing Evidence-Based Programs • Federal Mentoring Council: • Supported by Coordinating Council and led by CNCS and HHS • Coordinates Federal mentoring work and develop new Federal initiatives • Identified gaps in mentoring services and develops and disseminates best practices

  11. Achievements: Promoting a Comprehensive JJDP Agenda • Interagency Agreements – 2 Rounds • CNCS (2) • DOL (2) • HUD • CSAT/SAMHSA • NEA • Maternal and Child Health Bureau

  12. Achievements: Special Projects • Federal Coordination in the Gulf Coast: • Assessment of the needs & facilitation of local resource identification • DOL’s $15 M National Emergency Grant Program • Variety of joint, coordinated efforts by member agencies (refer September update report)

  13. Conclusions • Strengthened habits and practices of youth-focused interagency coordination • Increased leveraging of resources • Infrastructure for joint planning and coordinated expenditures • Improved programs through joint initiatives and coordinated resource deployment

  14. Conclusions • Ultimately, at-risk youth benefit from pooling of resources and expertise in: • Youth development • Child maltreatment • Mental health • Substance abuse • Family strengthening • Education • Service learning • Delinquency prevention

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