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Johnson County Social Services coordinates the Juvenile Justice Youth Development Work Group and the Juvenile Justice Youth Development Policy Board Adobe Document to enhance communication, increase awareness of services, and facilitate early intervention efforts among law enforcement, the juvenile justice system, schools and agencies in Johnson County.

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Johnson County uses a positive youth development approach in its efforts to prevent juvenile crime and delinquency.

 Youth Development
Youth Development is defined by the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development as the ongoing growth process in which all youth strive to:
(1) meet the basic and personal and social needs to feel cared for and to be safe, valued, useful, and spiritually grounded, and
(2) build character, skills and competencies that permit functioning and contribution in daily life. Youth development approaches focus and build on the strengths and assets of young people, rather than concentrating solely on the prevention or treatment of problems.

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Goals & Objectives
 
Goal 1: Youth are Healthy and Socially Competent
Goal 2: Youth have the Benefit of Safe and Supportive Schools
Goal 3: Youth have the Benefit of Safe and Supportive Communities
Goal 4: Youth have the Benefit of Safe and Supportive Families
Goal 5: Youth are Successful in School

  Project Descriptions
Four Oaks/Detention Alternative Program (DAP)
Four Oaks/Pursuing Adventures in Learning (PAL) Program
Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse (MECCA)
Iowa City Community School District
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County
United Action for Youth
 Conatct Information
If you have any questions, please contact:

Amy Correia, Social Services Coordinator
Johnson County
855 S Dubuque Street, Suite 202B
Iowa City IA 52240

Phone: (319) 356-6090
e-mail: Amy Correia

Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday