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Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance of a State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) grant awarded to and by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) to enhance and strengthen the Lake County JJC,by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, including an emergency appropriation of $55,740 in grant funds.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County JJC is a collaborative effort of many government and private agencies addressing juvenile justice procedures and programs.
* The JJC works to identify initiatives/areas in which attention or enhancement will benefit the County's JJC overall and the individuals involved.
* The Lake County State's Attorney's Office has been awarded a 12-month JJC Grant in the amount of $55,740 from the IJJC through the IDHS.
* The grant term is July 1, 2021 through Jun 30, 2022.
* The Lake County State's Attorney's Office will use the funds to enhance and strengthen the JJC through annual training, outreach and focusing on programs that are proactive in preventing delinquency.
* Grant program funding will support the creation and purchase of preventative/proactive printed materials and giveaways, a JJC conference speaker, webpage/website designer, a part-time JJC Coordinator, a cellphone and laptop with accessories.
* The source of funding for this JJC project is 100 percent grant funds; no match funding is required.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office has applied for and has been awarded a SFY 2022 JJC Grant from the Illinois JJC through the Illinois DHS, for the time period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in the amount of $55,740; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office will use this funding to enhance and strengthen the JJC through annual training, outreach and focusing on programs that are proactive in preventing delinquency; and
WHEREAS, the JJC Grant is in the amount of $55,740 and it is n...
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