NYCC Update Volume 2 Number 10


Volume 2, No. 11	November 1, 2004
If you would like to unsubscribe from the NYCC Update, please click here Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities Texas Teen Court Conference November 2-5, 2004: 2004 Texas Teen Court Conference hosted by Fort Worth Teen Court. The conference will be held at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The conference will offer presentations, panel discussions, and round table discussions. 8^th Annual Statewide Youth Court Conference November 11-13, 2004: 8th Annual Statewide Youth Court Conference in Homer, Alaska Registration for the event will be through SPORG at www.sporg.com. Registration will begin September 27th - October 29th. Call for Presenters—2005 Juvenile Justice National Symposium: Joining Forces for Better Outcomes The Child Welfare League of America invites you to attend the 2005 Juvenile Justice National Symposium: Joining Forces for Better Outcomes on June 1 - 3, 2005 in Miami, Florida. We welcome proposals focusing on juvenile justice and child welfare system integration and the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Priority will be given to those proposals that are practice-oriented and/or focus on integration and coordination between child welfare and juvenile justice systems. All proposals must be received by 5:00 pm (ET) November 8, 2004. For more information and to submit a presentation proposal please visit us on-line at www.cwla.org/conferences/2005jjsymposiumrfp.htm OJJDP’s Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority Conference December 6-8, 2004 in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's website at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org. Are you Planning a Training Event or Conference? The NYCC can provide youth court resources for you to distribute at your training events and conferences. Contact us at 859-244-8193 or via email at youthcourt@ncjfcj.org for more information. Funding Opportunities DisneyHand Minnie Grant Youth Service America is pleased to announce the availability of the DisneyHand Minnie Grant to help youth, teachers, and organizations implement service projects for National Youth Service Day, April 15-17, 2005. There are also three recognition awards available through the Harris Wofford Awards to pay tribute to individuals that best exemplify the spirit of service. Applications are available for download at http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm. Announcements Thank You to Those Who Responded to our NYCC Database Update Mailing We want to extend our thanks to everyone who has returned their database update forms. The response we have received has been incredible. We rely on your assistance in keeping our database accurate. For those who have not returned their form, please do so by November 15, 2004! You can also fill out the form online at: http://www.youthcourt.net/database_update.htm. National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month NHTSA’s primary message during 3D Month in December is Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk--Designate a Sober Driver. But we also know that some States and communities plan to increase enforcement of impaired driving laws through sobriety checkpoints or saturation patrols, so we’ve also provided multimedia tools to support the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. message. Regardless of which message you use, please use the 3D Planning Guide to help you coordinate your outreach efforts. To access the Guide, go to www.stopimpaireddriving.org and click on the logo on the right side of the page, with the tagline, This Holiday Season, If You Catch a Buzz, Catch a Ride. Publications and Resources The American Bar Association, Division of Public Education announces two new technical assistance bulletins on youth court programs: · *Making Youth Court as Effective as Possible: Describes lessons learned in the state of Kentucky on running youth court programs. · Youth Court Training for Results: Provides information on how youth court program coordinators can develop more effective youth volunteer training programs. For a copy of the ABA’s press release announcing these two publications, click here. In The News* The following news articles on youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of October. For a listing of other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the “In the News” section of the NYCC website. Some of the postings on this site include: 10-17-04: Olean Youth Court keeps transforming teen's bad decisions into positive experiences http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13157191&BRD=386&PAG=461&dept_id=444919&rfi=6 10-14-04: County teen court to be commended http://www.watsekatimesrepublic.com/articles/2004/10/14/news/ opinion/editorial.txt 10-06-04: Impairment exercise an eye-opener http://www.papilliontimes.com/index.php?u_np=12&u_pg=779&u_sid=1222935 Feedback We are always interested in your comments and ideas. Please contact us. Have things you would like us to include in future issues of the NYCC Update? Click here.	Sponsored by: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Operated by: American Probation and Parole Association POSTER SALE !!! For a limited time, buy 10 posters - get FIVE FREE!!! For details, click here Poster order form Encourage Others to Join! Increase support for your youth court on a local level by keeping your local stakeholders informed of what is going on nationally in the youth court field. Print a copy of this issue and distribute it to your advisory committee members, board of directors, and youth volunteers. Encourage them to visit www.youthcourt.net where they can register to receive a free copy.
Contact Us: National Youth Court Center Phone: 859-244-8193 c/o American Probation and Parole Association Fax: 859-244-8001 P.O. Box 11910 Email: youthcourt@ncjfcj.org Lexington, KY 40578 Main website: www.youthcourt.net Youth website: www.ycyouth.net

Volume 2, No. 11

November 1, 2004

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Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

Texas Teen Court Conference

November 2-5, 2004: 2004 Texas Teen Court Conference hosted by Fort Worth Teen Court. The conference will be held at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The conference will offer presentations, panel discussions, and round table discussions.

8^th Annual Statewide Youth Court Conference

November 11-13, 2004: 8th Annual Statewide Youth Court Conference in Homer, Alaska Registration for the event will be through SPORG at www.sporg.com. Registration will begin September 27th - October 29th.

Call for Presenters—2005 Juvenile Justice National Symposium: Joining Forces for Better Outcomes

The Child Welfare League of America invites you to attend the 2005 Juvenile Justice National Symposium: Joining Forces for Better Outcomes on June 1 - 3, 2005 in Miami, Florida. We welcome proposals focusing on juvenile justice and child welfare system integration and the connection between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Priority will be given to those proposals that are practice-oriented and/or focus on integration and coordination between child welfare and juvenile justice systems. All proposals must be received by 5:00 pm (ET) November 8, 2004. For more information and to submit a presentation proposal please visit us on-line at www.cwla.org/conferences/2005jjsymposiumrfp.htm

OJJDP’s Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority Conference

December 6-8, 2004 in Washington, DC. For more information, visit the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's website at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org.

Are you Planning a Training Event or Conference?

The NYCC can provide youth court resources for you to distribute at your training events and conferences. Contact us at 859-244-8193 or via email at youthcourt@ncjfcj.org for more information.

Funding Opportunities

DisneyHand Minnie Grant

Youth Service America is pleased to announce the availability of the DisneyHand Minnie Grant to help youth, teachers, and organizations implement service projects for National Youth Service Day, April 15-17, 2005. There are also three recognition awards available through the Harris Wofford Awards to pay tribute to individuals that best exemplify the spirit of service.

Applications are available for download at http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm.

Announcements

Thank You to Those Who Responded to our NYCC Database Update Mailing

We want to extend our thanks to everyone who has returned their database update forms. The response we have received has been incredible. We rely on your assistance in keeping our database accurate. For those who have not returned their form, please do so by November 15, 2004! You can also fill out the form online at: http://www.youthcourt.net/database_update.htm.

National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month

NHTSA’s primary message during 3D Month in December is Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk--Designate a Sober Driver. But we also know that some States and communities plan to increase enforcement of impaired driving laws through sobriety checkpoints or saturation patrols, so we’ve also provided multimedia tools to support the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. message. Regardless of which message you use, please use the 3D Planning Guide to help you coordinate your outreach efforts. To access the Guide, go to www.stopimpaireddriving.org and click on the logo on the right side of the page, with the tagline, This Holiday Season, If You Catch a Buzz, Catch a Ride.

Publications and Resources

The American Bar Association, Division of Public Education announces two new technical assistance bulletins on youth court programs:

· Making Youth Court as Effective as Possible: Describes lessons learned in the state of Kentucky on running youth court programs.

· Youth Court Training for Results: Provides information on how youth court program coordinators can develop more effective youth volunteer training programs.

For a copy of the ABA’s press release announcing these two publications, click here.

In The News

The following news articles on youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of October. For a listing of other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the “In the News” section of the NYCC website. Some of the postings on this site include:

10-17-04: Olean Youth Court keeps transforming teen's bad decisions
into positive experiences
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13157191&BRD=386&PAG=461&dept_id=444919&rfi=6

10-14-04: County teen court to be commended
http://www.watsekatimesrepublic.com/articles/2004/10/14/news/
opinion/editorial.txt

10-06-04: Impairment exercise an eye-opener
http://www.papilliontimes.com/index.php?u_np=12&u_pg=779&u_sid=1222935

Feedback

We are always interested in your comments and ideas. Please contact us.

Have things you would like us to include in future issues of the NYCC Update? Click here.

Sponsored by:

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Operated by:

American Probation and Parole Association

POSTER
SALE !!!

For a limited time, buy 10 posters - get FIVE FREE!!! For details, click here

Poster order form

Encourage Others to Join!

Increase support for your youth court on a local level by keeping your local stakeholders informed of what is going on nationally in the youth court field.

Print a copy of this issue and distribute it to your advisory committee members, board of directors, and youth volunteers.

Encourage them to visit www.youthcourt.net where they can register to receive a free copy.

   Contact Us:
    National Youth Court Center                                                            Phone: 859-244-8193
    c/o American Probation and Parole Association                              Fax: 859-244-8001
    P.O. Box 11910                                                                                Email: youthcourt@ncjfcj.org
    Lexington, KY 40578                                                          Main website: www.youthcourt.net
                                                                                               Youth website: www.ycyouth.net