PCCD Funding Proven Programs That Reduce Youth Crime
16 April 2006 Programs that work to reduce youth crime in commonwealth communities will share more than $1 million, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Chairman Walter M. Phillips Jr., Esq., said today.
"These grants will help communities develop a range of intervention programs that hold youth offenders accountable for their crimes, while also giving them the opportunity to change their behavior and repair the harm they have caused," said Phillips. Thirty-four Juvenile Accountability Block Grants are being awarded based on a formula that examines local law enforcement expenditures and arrest data.
With the money, assistant district attorneys, juvenile probations officers, public defenders, school-based probation officers and juvenile court intake supervisors will be able to provide drug and alcohol treatment to offenders with substance abuse problems. Programs include truancy prevention, community service and restitution, youth aid panels, and courses for offenders who are re-entering the community after placement among other services.
All programs must include collaborative relationships among police, juvenile court judges, probation officers, educators, juvenile agency officials, youth service providers, social service agencies, and community leaders. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice.
For more information visit the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's website at http://www.pccd.state.pa.us.
Editor's Note: Below is a list of county that received grants:
Adams County - $10,000
Allegheny County - $87,667
Berks County - $40,961
Blair County - $10,000
Bucks County - $30,166
Cambria County - $10,000
Borough of State College - $10,000
Chester County - $20,993
Clarion County - $10,000
Clearfield County - $10,000
Columbia County - $10,000
Crawford County - $10,000
Cumberland County - $10,000
Dauphin County - $23,434
Forest County - $10,000
Indiana County - $10,000
Juniata County - $10,000
Lackawanna County - $10,000
Lancaster County - $21,819
Lebanon County - $10,000
Lehigh County - $22,911
Lycoming County - $10,000
McKean County - $10,000
Mifflin County - $10,000
Perry County - $10,000
City of Philadelphia - $573,257
Pike County - $10,000
Somerset County - $10,000
Sullivan County - $10,000
Tioga County - $10,000
Venango County - $10,000
Warren County - $10,000
Westmoreland County - $20,960
Wyoming County - $10,000
Total $1,092,168
CONTACT: Alison Everett, Press Secretary
(717) 705-0888 ext. 3002
Source: prnewswire
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