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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) Project Implementation grant, administered by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC), housed within the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), to enhance and strengthen the Lake County JJC, which is run by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, in the amount of $46,762.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County Juvenile Justice Council (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 Project Implementation Grant in the amount of $46,762 from the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
* The renewal is for the performance period of July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
* The Lake County State's Attorney's Office will use the funds to enhance and strengthen the JJC and to help unify the approach in which delinquent youth are assisted by focusing on programs that are proactive in preventing delinquency.
* Grant program funding in the amount of $11,650 will support the purchase of preventative/proactive program information supplies, brochures, posters, and a JJC conference speaker. Additional grant program funding in the amount of $35,112 supports temporary personnel costs for the program coordinator throughout the duration of the program.
* 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 2017 JJC Project Implementation grant from the Illinois JJC through the Illinois Department of Human Services, for the time period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in the amount of $46,762; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State's Attorney's ...
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