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The Surry and Stokes County Gang Grant Initiative is supported with funds from the

North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

THE PROCESS:

Year One (2009-2010) of the Surry and Stokes Counties Gang Violence Prevention Grant will include adherence to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Comprehensive Gang Model Assessment Guide (2009) to assess local needs and the formalization of a Strategic Implementation Document based on the findings of the needs assessment. The needs assessment process (expected to take 9 to 12 months) will be comprehensive in nature, and will include (but not limited to) the following assessment activities:

ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT:

Surry and Stokes Counties

Juvenile Crime

Prevention Councils

IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION

Unlimited Success

A Division of Partnership

for a Drug Free NC, Inc.

7830 North Point Boulevard,

Suite 131 Winston Salem, NC 27101

CONTACT INFORMATION

Principal Investigator

C. Jamie Edwards, MA

PH: 336.407.4386

E-MAIL: jedwards@drugfreenc.org

After the needs assessment process is complete, the Surry and Stokes Counties Gang Grant

Prevention Committee with the assistance of the full Surry and Surry County JCPCs will determine the most appropriate evidenced based principals to be implemented (that are also culturally appropriate) for Surry and Stokes Counties during Year Two (2010-11). After consultation of local stakeholders, the Surry and Stokes County Implementation Plans will be published at the end of Grant Year One outlying future project activities and justifications for action.

The Surry and Stokes County Needs Assessment and Implementation Documents will be research quality and formally published in paper, digital, and web formats to all stake holders.

Establishment of the Surry County Gang Grant Prevention Committee and Workgroups

Creating Data Collection Protocols

Collection of Community Demographic Data

Collection of Law Enforcement Data

Collection of Student and School Data

Collection of Community Perception Data

Documentation of Current Community Resources

Statistical Data Analysis