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Peer Courts in Six Communities. <br /> Restoration of six Peer Courts in the following communities: <br />Oakridge, Cottage Grove, Bethel/West Eugene, Mapleton/Florence, Fern Ridge, and Springfield. <br />About 480 youth will participate. <br />Cost: $70,000 <br />Results: About 480 youth will go through peer court and about 70 percent will not re-offend. It <br />is estimated that this amount of Peer Court activity is about 70 percent of the need. Contributes <br />to an overall reduction in the re-offending rate. <br /> <br /> <br />Provide Prevention Programs. <br />? <br /> Allocate substantial resources to effective programs <br />that serve children, families, and at-risk youth. We must place a high priority on prevention <br />programs and community awareness in order to reduce future crime. <br /> <br />Healthy Start. <br /> Expand capacity of Healthy Start, which provides home visiting, parenting <br />education and support, developmental screening, and connections to community and health <br />services for first-time families identified at moderate or high risk of child maltreatment <br />throughout Lane County. <br />Cost: $200,000 <br />Results: Child maltreatment rates decrease; abuse, neglect and/or re-abuse rates decrease; <br />nurturing, responsive care; family literacy practices and resources; rates of immunization <br />increase. Current costs are $2,640 per child per year. Funding would allow for an additional 169 <br />families to be served. Part of a balanced public safety system. <br /> <br />Mentoring <br />. Expand capacity of mentoring services to youth (structured one-to-one relationship <br />focusing on the needs of the youth). It fosters caring and supporting relationships by providing <br />focused attention, interaction and genuine attachment. <br />Cost: $200,000 <br />Results: Positive attitude towards school; quality of parent/youth interactions. The cost is <br />approximately $4,726 per youth per year (includes all ancillary program supports to <br />mentors/youth). Funding will allow an additional 42 youth mentoring opportunities. Part of a <br />balanced public safety system. <br /> <br />Community Mobilization, Coalitions, and Advocacy. <br /> Based on models from the federal <br />Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Department of Justice, implement strategies to <br />prevent substance abuse (especially methamphetamine). <br />Cost: $100,000 <br />Results: Staff at least two community mobilization efforts, in addition to the four currently <br />funded. Part of a balanced public safety system. <br /> <br />Families Not Served by Child Protective Services. <br />Employ a family team model for directing <br />and planning comprehensive wraparound services for families not served by Child Protective <br />Services but for whom child abuse and neglect are a serious concern. <br />Cost: $200,000 <br />Results: Adequacy of social support resources improves. Part of a balanced public safety <br />system. <br /> <br />Programs and Services to Achieve Identified Goals – August 23, 2005 Page 7 <br /> <br />