Communities in Schools of Cleveland County Inc.

“The Finance Committee and the Executive Director review the Form 990 before filing.”

“Officers, directors and key personnel are required to sign an annual statement of compliance with the written policy.”

“Compensation is determined based on the budget. The compensation is approved by the Finance Committee, the Executive Committee and by the full Board of Directors.”

“Available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:Mentoring: The Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult for at-risk youth. Referrals are accepted from CIS programs and other community agencies, including those who partner with the Cleveland County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council and youth who are potentially gang involved, court involved, and those with risk factors for juvenile delinquency. Youth targeted for the Mentoring Program are Cleveland County Schools enrolled or suspended youth 6-17 years of age. Priority for referrals is from Juvenile Court with Juvenile Court Counselors who are able to refer directly to the Mentoring Coordinator. The purpose of the Mentoring Program is to positively impact the graduation rate and the risk factors for dropout, including involvement with the juvenile justice system and other negative behaviors.Teen Court: This diversion program partners Juvenile Court with qualifying first time offenders and provides an opportunity for offenders to have their record expunged after successful program completion. Youth offenders admit to the offense and appear before a trained court of their peers. The court determines an appropriate sentence, which includes community service participation in serving as a member of the Teen Court jury, as well as other sanctions that are deemed appropriate by the Teen Court. Teen Court provides an opportunity to juveniles to be accountable for their behavior and make amends for their actions with the goal being no further involvement with the Juvenile Court System.Community Service and Restitution: This program assigns offenders community service or restitution through the Teen Court or the Juvenile Court System as part of their sentence. If restitution is ordered/needed, following completion of the assigned community service, payment is made to the victim. This program is designed to provide an opportunity for the juveniles to be held accountable for their behavior by having them work to provide financial and physical restitution to their victims through compensated community service.”