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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
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 • 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
Framework for Council Actions • Juvenile Justice Action Plan • Final Report of White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth
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
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
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
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
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
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
Achievements: Promoting a Comprehensive JJDP Agenda • Interagency Agreements – 2 Rounds • CNCS (2) • DOL (2) • HUD • CSAT/SAMHSA • NEA • Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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)
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
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