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of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
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Chesapeake Truancy Program
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Date Entered: |
03/14/2005 |
| City or Cities: |
Chesapeake |
State(s): |
VA |
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Year of Inception: |
2001
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Citywide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Chesapeake Volunteers In Youth Services, Inc. |
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Host Agency Type:
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non profit
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000), Middle-income ($25, 000-$50, 000), Upper-income (more than $50, 000) |
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Target Language:
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Spanish |
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Target Family Focus:
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Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
We are a court based program with collaboration with the schools within our city. We provide court sanction as well as case management and resource referrals for youth and their families.
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| How Program is Funded: |
We currently receive a grant for the City of Chesapeake. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress
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How do you know your program is effective: We are beginning to receive numbers regarding children who return to the system after being placed on order, number of referrals from the schools for initial truancy measures and demographics. We see that the majority of our students who are placed under a truancy order obide by that order and are never brought back before the court.
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What has not worked in the program any why: Placing the majority of the truancy matters on the responsibility of the court. There needs to be a more collaborative effort among all institutions involved.
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