Volume 2, No. 8
August 2, 2004
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Training and Technical
Assistance Opportunities
Learn
How to Develop a Youth Court
There are a few slots
left in the New Program Track of the Implementing and Enhancing Youth
Court Programs Training Seminar in Portland, Oregon on September 27-29,
2004. To register, contact the NYCC at 859-244-8193 or via email at
youthcourt@ncjfcj.org. Or, you can register online at
http://www.youthcourt.net/training_ta/2004/Implementation_Portland.htm.
National Youth Court Month
National Youth Court Month Action Kit
There is only one
month left to plan your events! September 2004 is National Youth Court
Month. This year’s theme is “Serving Communities, Changing Lives.” The
National Youth Court Month Action Kit is available online at
http://www.youthcourt.net/12-month_campaign/2004_YC_Month/2004ActionKit.pdf.
Youth Court
Success Stories
This year, the National
Youth Court Center would like to collect and post an online compilation
of success stories from youth courts across the country. If you have a
story that illustrates the way that your youth court program is serving
your community or changing lives of the young people it serves, we’d
like to hear from you. To send us your story, complete the submission
form found in the
National Youth Court Month Action Kit or submit your story online at
http://www.youthcourt.net/12-month_campaign/2004_YC_Month/Serving_Communities.htm
Deadline for submissions
has been extended until August 9, 2004.
Volunteer Hall
of Honor
Do you have an
outstanding youth and adult volunteer that you’d like to recognize? As
we have done the past two years, the National Youth Court Center will
post a Volunteer Hall of Honor on its website where youth courts can
nominate two volunteers (one adult and one youth) to be recognized for
the outstanding contribution they make to their local programs.
Nominations must be made by a youth court coordinator. To nominate
your volunteers, go to
http://www.youthcourt.net/12-month_campaign/2004_YC_Month/hall_of_honor.htm
or complete the nomination form found in the National Youth Court Month
Action Kit. The deadline
for nominations has been extended until August 9, 2004.
Volunteer
Recruitment Posters for Sale!
For a limited time, the National Youth Court Center has reduced the
price of its volunteer recruitment posters for persons who place their
order online. Buy 10, get 5 free!! Posters available with three
different headings “Youth Court,” “Teen Court,” and “Peer Court.”
Click here and take advantage of this special offer while quantities
last.
Tell Us What
You Are Planning to Do
We’d like to publicize your National Youth Court Month events on our
website. So, let us know what you are planning to do by submitting the
information online at
http://www.youthcourt.net/12-month_campaign/2004_YC_Month/Events.htm
or by emailing us at youthcourt@ncjfcj.org.
Announcements
U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs Receives Award
On July 26, 2004, the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was honored for their
longstanding support and leadership to youth courts on a local, state,
and national level. APPA President, Andrew Molloy, presented the award
to Lizette Benedi, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, who accepted the
award on behalf of Deborah J. Daniels, Assistant Attorney General,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice at the APPA
Annual Institute in Orlando, Florida.
Click here for more
information.
Get Advice from Other Youth Court Coordinators
The National Youth Court
Center has a
Youth Court Coordinator Email Group where coordinators can pose
questions about youth courts and receive responses from their peers.
Responses are compiled and shared with the group via email. Now,
responses are also posted online. Go to
http://www.youthcourt.net/resources/RFI_Responses.htm to view past
questions and answers from your peers.
In The News
The following news articles on
youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of July. For a listing of
other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the
“In
the News” section of the NYCC website.
https://registration.realcities.com/reg/login.do?url=http://www.philly.com%2Fmld%2Finquirer%2Fliving%2Feducation%2F9249830.htm
07-22-04:
Teen Court takes case to donors
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_
16969155.shtml
07-29-04:
Students will get their day in peer court
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=84294
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Attention Active Youth Court Programs!
Make sure your youth court is listed in the National Youth Court Center database. Click here to see if your program is listed in the National Youth Court web listing and to make sure your contact information is correct. If not, you may be missing out on receiving new publications and resources reserved especially for active youth court programs!
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discounted poster prices available for online orders.
For Details on the sale, click here
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