JUVENILE COURT, PLANNING COMMITTEE TO BEGIN NEIGHBORHOOD TALKS

Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio and the Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Planning Committee will soon begin a series of summer discussions designed for youth, parents and community leaders to engage in meaningful dialogue about a diversity of issues.

The series is entitled “Takin’ It to the Streets” and the talks will take place at Faith Temple and St. John CME churches.

The DMC Planning Committee is designed to take a thorough look at trends that indicate that there are too many minority youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The project is funded through the Ohio Department of Youth Services, which acts as the administrative agent for the funds generated from the federal initiative created by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002.

The topics and dates are scheduled throughout the summer and all of them are scheduled from 6pm to 8pm:

The System:
June 17^th, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins Ave.
June 19^th, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave.

Hip Hop and the Media:
June 24^th, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins Ave
June 26^th, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave

Your Court, Your Community:
July 8^th, June 17^th, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins
July 10^th, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave.                           

A Focus on Parents:
July 15^th, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins Ave.
July 17^th, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave.

Truancy and Youth: July 22^nd, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins Ave.
July 24^th, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave.

An Affair to Remember: July 29^th, St. John CME, 1233 S. Hawkins Ave.
July 31^st, Faith Temple, 701 Sylvan Ave.

For more information concerning sessions at St. John CME, please contact Rev. Arthur Green at 330-864-3060. For sessions at Faith Temple, please contact Ben Drone at 330-724-6823.

Refreshments will be provided, as well as opportunities to win gasoline and gift cards at each session.