TITLE
Title
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: NC GOVERNOR'S CRIME COMMISSION GRANT AWARD - APPROVE GRANT AWARD AND TWO (2) NEW POSITIONS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT OF CHILD AND ELDER JUSTICE SERVICES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Catherine Johnson
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Guilford County Family Justice Center (GCFJC) is the recipient of the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission Grant funding to support two (2) GCFJC initiatives that are focused on coordinating support for child and elderly victims of violence and abuse. Currently, there are 17 partner organizations totaling nearly 100 professionals working together to provide streamlined and comprehensive services to victims of domestic, sexual violence, child abuse, and elder abuse from the Guilford County Family Justice Centers in Greensboro and High Point. GCFJC child and elder abuse initiatives have expanded to a level that necessitates full-time staffing support. The purpose of this grant project is to increase access to life-saving programs and interventions to underserved victims of child and elder abuse through improved coordination, follow-up, and targeted outreach.
Grants funds will pay for the hiring of two (2) new staff positions. The new positions will be time-limited and contingent upon ongoing grant funding. This grant award project ends in September 2020. Two (2) staff positions are included in the grant award project funds:
1. Child Trauma Specialist Coordinator will provide trauma-informed services and programming including: group and individual counseling designed to meet the unique needs of child victims and their families, facilitation of peer support experiences, programming coordination of existing resources, focused outreach, and training/supervision of interns and volunteers. Staff will also coordinate referrals and follow-up with continued services with GCFJC partners.
2. Elder Justice Specialist Coordinator will provide trauma-informed services and programming to seniors tha...
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