Daryc Presentation

A comprehensive approach to A comprehensive approach to addressing truancy, drop-out addressing truancy, drop-out

prevention and gang prevention prevention and gang prevention in the Durham communityin the Durham community

OUR MISSION:OUR MISSION:

To provide integrated, community-based To provide integrated, community-based services that holistically support the needs of services that holistically support the needs of

Durham’s disconnected youth to enable Durham’s disconnected youth to enable graduation from high school ready for graduation from high school ready for

success in college, career and life.success in college, career and life.

Through the work of DARYC, families, schools Through the work of DARYC, families, schools and the community unite to provide a and the community unite to provide a

coordinated network of integrated services coordinated network of integrated services that motivate youth to build skills and healthy that motivate youth to build skills and healthy

behaviors in order to graduate from high behaviors in order to graduate from high school well prepared for college, work and school well prepared for college, work and

life. Youth will be provided opportunities to life. Youth will be provided opportunities to contribute in affirmative ways that will foster contribute in affirmative ways that will foster

self-confidence, connectedness, self-confidence, connectedness, empowerment and positive developmentempowerment and positive development

DARYC HISTORICAL TIMELINEDARYC HISTORICAL TIMELINE

Collaborative Infrastructure:Collaborative Infrastructure:

Executive Director

Contracted Service Providers for Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Case Manager

Community ResourceSpecialist

Executive Assistant

DARYC Agency Commonalities:DARYC Agency Commonalities:(reasons why agencies pulled together)(reasons why agencies pulled together)

RESPONSIBILITY + RESPONSIBILITY + ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY

MAXIMIZE/SHARE RESOURCESMAXIMIZE/SHARE RESOURCES

UTILIZE COLLABORATIVE MODEL UTILIZE COLLABORATIVE MODEL WITH FUNDING SOURCESWITH FUNDING SOURCES

CREATE CONTINUUM OF SERVICESCREATE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES

ENHANCE PROFICIENCY OF ENHANCE PROFICIENCY OF SERVICES FOR YOUTHSERVICES FOR YOUTH

DARYC Member Agencies:DARYC Member Agencies:Restoration Institute for Leaders Restoration Institute for Leaders [RIL][RIL]Year of Opportunity for Durham Youth Year of Opportunity for Durham Youth

[YO: Durham][YO: Durham]African-American Male Leadership Academy African-American Male Leadership Academy

[AAMLA][AAMLA]Personal Responsibility to Overcome with Personal Responsibility to Overcome with

Understanding and Determination Understanding and Determination [PROUD][PROUD]Partners for Youth Partners for Youth [PFY][PFY]Durham Literacy Center Durham Literacy Center [DLC][DLC]Sales and Service Training CenterSales and Service Training CenterDurham TRYDurham TRYCommunities in Schools Communities in Schools [CIS][CIS]

Our Focus:Our Focus: DARYC’s focus is disconnected youth & DARYC’s focus is disconnected youth &

children ages 6-25 targeting specific risk children ages 6-25 targeting specific risk factors of chronic truancy, high school factors of chronic truancy, high school drop outs, and youth involved in gang drop outs, and youth involved in gang activity (victim or offender).activity (victim or offender).

The Dropout Prevention ProjectThe Dropout Prevention ProjectThe Durham Truancy ProjectThe Durham Truancy ProjectThe Durham Gang Prevention InitiativeThe Durham Gang Prevention Initiative

RILAAMLA

DURHAM ACHIEVING RESULTS for

YOUTH & CHILDREN

YO:Durham

PROUD Triumph

CarolinaOutreach

DARYC Staff

EvaluationPartners(Duke/MDC)

Facilitation of Collaborative Grant Research & DevelopmentProject ManagementBuild CapacityTraining & Technical Assistance

DJJDP

OJJDP

USDE

NC FOUN

DPI

DHHS

US FOUN

UNITED WAY

LOCAL

DPSNCCU DUKE

Dropout Prevention Project (2007-2008):Dropout Prevention Project (2007-2008):The five founding programs received $30,000

each to provide services to youth at risk of dropping out of schools with a graduation rate of 62.5% or less

The target goal was to served 100 youth through our continuum of services.

Each youth was assessed using a scale for dropping out of school based on the Truancy Tool Kit model.

At the end of the project over 160 youth were served with no youth dropping out of school.

The Durham Truancy ProjectThe Durham Truancy ProjectAs a pilot project DARYC receivesAs a pilot project DARYC receivesreferrals from 4 target schools ofreferrals from 4 target schools ofstudents that meet the criteria for students that meet the criteria for the study. the study.

Upon receiving consent,Upon receiving consent,DARYC conducts the followingDARYC conducts the followingprocess.process.

Our goal is to show through consistency,Our goal is to show through consistency,intensity and duration we can divert studentsintensity and duration we can divert studentsat threshold of dropping out of school. at threshold of dropping out of school.

Through our collaborative continuum of services we canThrough our collaborative continuum of services we canincrease school attachment, promote positive increase school attachment, promote positive behavior which leads to graduation and thus behavior which leads to graduation and thus provides opportunity for post secondary education. provides opportunity for post secondary education.

DARYCDARYCGANG PREVENTION INITIATIVEGANG PREVENTION INITIATIVE

There are four elements of the Initiative:There are four elements of the Initiative: Facilitation of referrals from the Street Outreach Facilitation of referrals from the Street Outreach

Workers to various community based programs Workers to various community based programs through our Community Resource Specialistthrough our Community Resource Specialist

Intensive Tutoring Program-our primary Intensive Tutoring Program-our primary prevention effort prevention effort

Program Inventory of Services for gang affiliated Program Inventory of Services for gang affiliated youthyouth

Convener and Chair of the Gang Prevention Team Convener and Chair of the Gang Prevention Team of the Gang Reduction Strategyof the Gang Reduction Strategy

Durham’s Gang Reduction StrategyDurham’s Gang Reduction Strategy

DARYC Project Partners:Durham Truancy Project Gang Prevention

InitiativeTriumph, LLCPROUDSales & Service Training

CenterRestoration Institute for

LeadersPartners for YouthAfrican-American Male

Leadership AcademyYO: Durham

PROUDDurham TRYYO: DurhamDurham Literacy CenterSales & Service Training

CenterAfrican-American Male

Leadership Academy Measurement Inc.

Collaborative PROUD

RIL

PROUD

PFY

Student referred to

DARYC; receives

assessments from

staff; CFT convened

Enters PROUD’s Girls

Program; receives life skills

& anger management

January 2010 January 2010 Mid March 2010

Due to failed courses-referred to RIL

for prep work for summer academy;

Continues with PROUD and referred

to PFY for female mentor

PFY

RIL

DurhamTRY

May 2010

Preliminary interviews conducted

for PFY; RIL finalizing paperwork

w/DPS; Referred to DurhamTRY

for substance abuse education &

YES program referral is made

RIL

PFY

Durham TRY

June 2010

Enters RIL summer academy

Continues w/PFY mentor

Attends evening substance

Abuse education classes

Interviewed for YES program

Durham YES

August 2010 – December 2010

Completes RIL

Completes DurhamTRY

Enters YES program &

is on task with cohorts for

school

DARYC Outcomes:DARYC Outcomes:Reduce truancyReduce truancyIncrease graduation rates Increase graduation rates Reduce drop outsReduce drop outsEmpower parentsEmpower parentsIncrease positive behaviorIncrease positive behaviorReduce crimeReduce crimeOffer a chance – See aOffer a chance – See a changechange

DARYC FUNDING SOURCES:DARYC FUNDING SOURCES:►FEDERAL/STATE:FEDERAL/STATE: NC Governor’s Crime CommissionNC Governor’s Crime Commission Dept. of Public Instruction (2008)Dept. of Public Instruction (2008)

►FOUNDATIONS:FOUNDATIONS: Z. Smith ReynoldsZ. Smith Reynolds Mary Duke BiddleMary Duke Biddle A.J. FletcherA.J. Fletcher Morgan CreekMorgan Creek Triangle Community FoundationTriangle Community Foundation

►CITY/COUNTY:CITY/COUNTY: City of Durham WIA City of Durham WIA

►OTHER SUPPORT:OTHER SUPPORT: Durham Merchants Assoc.Durham Merchants Assoc. DARYC Board of DirectorsDARYC Board of Directors Individual Contributions/GiftsIndividual Contributions/Gifts

What Makes DARYC Unique?What Makes DARYC Unique?

Durham Gang

SteeringCommittee

TriangleUnited

Way

DurhamYouth Council

YRBSSteering

Committee

Duke-DurhamNeighborhood

Partnership

Systems Of

Care

ResultsBased

Accountability

CriminalJustice

Partnership

JuvenileCrime

PreventionCouncil

DARYC

Our Board Members, Our Board Members, Program Directors Program Directors and staff have and staff have connections to each connections to each of the groups listed. of the groups listed. As a result, DARYC As a result, DARYC brings a level of brings a level of expertise, skill sets expertise, skill sets and knowledge of and knowledge of the Durham the Durham community efforts to community efforts to one table.one table.

For further information regarding how you can help For further information regarding how you can help

contact contact Jim Barbee Jim Barbee

Executive Director Executive Director 919-682-3000 919-682-3000

[email protected] or visit our websiteor visit our website

www.daryc.orgwww.daryc.org