1998-017-GRANT APPLICATION-JUVENILE OFFICER-JUVENILE GANG OFFICER

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Crime Prevention Officer Lamar County Juvenile Probation Department Boys Club Paris Independent School District Northeast Texas Council of Drug and Alcohol Abuse The officer refers parents and children to the Lamar County Juvenile Probation Department, and the Northeast Texas Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse for individual and family counseling. The Juvenile /Gang Officer works with individual juveniles to assist them in finding alternatives to the gang lifestyle. The officer assists them in becoming enlisted in the Boys Club, Police Athletic League, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse programs. 4. Identify the gap in available resources or services that makes this application necessary. This department is depending on the funding provided from this grant to continue the work we have begun. Prior to receiving this grant, the City of Paris had no Juvenile Officer to work specifically on juvenile crime and gang activity. The continuation of this grant is vital to our current juvenile program and our ability to deter gang activity. 5. If funded, how world the proposed project work with the community and other agencies toward impacting the problem stated above? The Juvenile /Gang Officer will continue to work with the Boys Club and Police Athletic League to provide alternative activities to "at risk" youth. The officer will also continue to work with the Lamar County Juvenile Probation Department and the Northeast Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for family and individual counseling. The Juvenile /Gang Officer has also initiated a graffiti removal project in the City of Paris. The project uses juveniles who have been given court appointed community service time to remove graffiti from buildings in our city, thus providing a valuable service to our community. 6. What are the specific activities proposed that will address the problem stated on A -L Please inchide information on the target area, population, and member of people served. The City of Paris has an estimated population of 25,496 people. According to the Paris Independent School District the population of all school aged children in Paris is 3,965. The population of the target group (children age 10 to 16) is 2,702.