AWARD RECIPIENT:

North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts -
Forsyth County
Raleigh, NC

AWARD AMOUNT:

$333,818*

PURPOSE: The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts will use grant funds to implement a juvenile drug court in Forsyth County for nonviolent, substance-abusing, male and female juvenile offenders. The drug court program will serve 75 juveniles and 150 family members in a 12 to 18 month post-adjudication program over a 3-year grant period. The principal objectives of this program are to enhance public safety, decrease program participants' drug use, coordinate services, and improve program participants' school performance. Drug court services will include regular judicial supervision, intensive treatment, incentives and sanctions, and frequent, mandatory drug testing. The Forsyth County Youth Treatment Court will incorporate collateral services such as education, mental and primary health care, and employment. An independent evaluator will conduct process and outcome evaluations to gauge program effectiveness. The grant recipient will coordinate the drug court effort with the following agencies or offices: local law enforcement, Department of Correction, Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Youth Treatment Court Program, and Department of Health and Human Services.

LOCAL CONTACT:

Kirstin Frescoln
North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
2 E. Morgan Street, Suite 114
P.O. Box 2448
Raleigh, NC 27602-2448
919/715-1124

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS CONTACT:

Linda Mansour
202/616-3534

* This is a tentative award amount pending final budget review.