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Grant Application - FY2026 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Funding for Parenting Support and Nurturing Parenting Program
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Starr, Human Services Agency - Community Support and Outreach Department, Director, 704-296-4302
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to submit the associated grant application and make necessary assurances and certifications associated with the grant application as substantially consistent with this agenda item, which includes the authorization to execute documents and budget funds as appropriate.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) March 20, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-129 - Approved Grant Application - FY2024 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Funding for Parenting Support and Nurturing Parenting Program
2) February 5, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #24-089- Grant Application- FY25 JCPC Funding for Parenting Support and Nurturing Parenting Program
3) December 16, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #24-834 - Budget Amendment- NC Department of Public Safety- JCPC Funding FY25.
BACKGROUND:
The Human Services Agency Division of Community Support and Outreach seeks approval to apply for FY2026 JCPC funding to support our Parenting Support and Nurturing Parenting (PSNP) program. We received $21,500 in JCPC funding for FY2024, $17,000 in FY2025, and are requesting up to $25,000 in additional JCPC funding for FY2025. Before receiving JCPC funds in FY2024, PSNP, in its 12th year under the administration by the County, was only available for at-risk parents of children birth to five due to stipulations on the funding through Alliance for Children. In FY2024 and FY2025, Union County received $135,008 in Alliance for Children Smart Start Funding, which covers 1.5 FTE facilitators, program handbooks and assessment tools, as well as incentives for motivation, retention, & graduation of program clients. JCPC funding enables the county to serve families with children 6-17.
PSNP has the potential to impact local child maltreatment recidivism rates and affect the generational ripple outcomes on families. The program tracks parents who complete all sessions and successfully graduate, boasting a current success rate of 90.8% with a total of 410 parents who have completed the full 13-week program throughout PSNP’s history. In 2015, research determined that the estimated per-victim cost of non-fatal child maltreatment in our country increased from $210,012 (2010 USD), as reported in Fang et al.2 in 2012, to $830,928 (2015 USD). This updated figure considers the value per statistical life regarding child maltreatment mortality and the monetized quality-adjusted life years regarding child maltreatment morbidity. In FY2024, 33 Union County parents successfully completed the program and served 68 children aged 0-5. Parenting Support and Nurturing Parenting is a valuable investment that produces high returns for our children and community.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$25,000 requested from the JCPC grant requires a 30% in-kind local match that will be met using supervision time and associated overhead program rent.