WEBVTT 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:09.919 Welcome to our visitors. I'd like to call the meeting of the support services committee. 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:17.519 Call the meeting to order Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. First order of business is prayer. 00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:23.760 I'll take care of that as you bow your heads. Heavenly Father, we gather here tonight to do 00:00:25.280 --> 00:00:30.079 the county's business. Father, we ask that you will guide us, give us the strength, 00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:36.640 intelligence and encouraged to do what's best for our constituents. Father, again, we just thank 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:41.840 you for this opportunity to get together with some of the community and the committee members. 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:46.799 And thank you, Lord, in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:53.759 Okay. 3.0 is approval of the agenda. Can I get a motion? 00:00:56.320 --> 00:00:58.719 Motion by Ms. DeMeester. I'll second it. 00:00:58.719 --> 00:01:04.719 second by Ms. Williams. Any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:13.519 All those opposed, same sign. Hearing none, motion passes. Review and approval of meeting 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:23.280 minutes from March 11th, 2026. Can I get a motion? Motion by Mr. Busker. Second by Ms. DeMeester. 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:27.680 Any discussions? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:28.719 --> 00:01:41.040 Those opposed, same sign, motion passes, 5.0 is approval of the claims with a total of $51,149.70. 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:46.799 Does anyone want to see the bills? You know, I should look it up online. 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:58.879 Okay, can I get a motion? Motion to approve. Motion by Mr. Hadley. Second. Second. Second by Mr. 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:15.289 and Mr. Busker. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Those opposed, same sign. Motion passes. I have signed this. Pass it along. Thank you. 00:02:15.289 --> 00:02:30.180 At this point I will make a public comment. Is there anybody here that isn't here for the youth diversion that wants to speak? 00:02:30.180 --> 00:02:38.659 saying, you know, okay, reports to committee. Judge Howser, I actually called Judge this week, 00:02:38.659 --> 00:02:42.659 and I haven't talked to him in a while, and I know I haven't been in a meeting, 00:02:43.620 --> 00:02:47.620 but it's usually covered by one of the other folks. I said, you know, I appreciate that. 00:02:48.419 --> 00:02:51.219 I said, just remind him that, you know, if anything comes up to give me a call. 00:02:52.659 --> 00:02:57.780 Okay, moving on to public defender, Mr. Lutz, talked to him this week too. 00:02:57.780 --> 00:03:06.780 The report got sent over from Lynn in my office. I don't know if anybody's got questions about that or the content on any side of it. 00:03:06.780 --> 00:03:14.780 Other than that, we are doing well. We're staffed as we need to be staffed. 00:03:14.780 --> 00:03:20.780 Moving along, we are getting ready for the Stevens County Step Up Challenge. 00:03:20.780 --> 00:03:32.780 So, I hope everybody enjoys the dust that will come in the wake of that challenge, but good luck. 00:03:32.780 --> 00:03:36.780 You got some stiff competition. 00:03:36.780 --> 00:03:41.780 I got a couple dogs. 00:03:41.780 --> 00:03:43.780 There you go. 00:03:43.780 --> 00:03:47.780 Dogs and a Fitbit. 00:03:47.780 --> 00:04:00.780 Dr. McGee is absent. Did you hear from her at all? 00:04:00.780 --> 00:04:08.780 I talked to her this morning and she said she wasn't 100% sure if she was able to make it. So thank you. She's had some things come up. 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:18.209 7.4, the State Attorney, Mr. Larson. Thank you. Good evening everyone. 00:04:18.209 --> 00:04:21.170 You have my report in front of you. 00:04:21.170 --> 00:04:23.569 In every category except juvenile, 00:04:23.569 --> 00:04:26.610 we close more cases than we opened this month, 00:04:26.610 --> 00:04:28.649 which was a positive thing. 00:04:30.810 --> 00:04:34.370 It feels like we're starting to come back, come together 00:04:34.370 --> 00:04:36.610 and things are falling into place. 00:04:36.610 --> 00:04:38.970 It feels like the office is running more smoothly 00:04:38.970 --> 00:04:41.329 than we have in quite some time. 00:04:41.329 --> 00:04:43.889 I'd be happy to answer any questions you have, 00:04:43.889 --> 00:04:47.089 but I know that you've got bigger things 00:04:47.089 --> 00:04:48.290 on the agenda tonight. 00:04:48.290 --> 00:04:49.889 So I'll leave it at that. 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:54.079 Thank you. 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.000 Does anybody have any questions for Ms. Worsky? 00:04:57.100 --> 00:04:57.939 Seeing none. 00:04:57.939 --> 00:04:58.759 Thanks Carl. 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:00.160 Thank you. 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:03.079 We'll move on to circuit clerk, Ms. Cardell. 00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:03.920 Good evening. 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:05.319 Do you also have a report? 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:06.160 Yes. 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:09.839 One thing I wanted to mention, 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:12.319 we're going to start sending, 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:14.360 in certain jury trials, 00:05:14.360 --> 00:05:16.279 we'll start sending a jury duty 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:18.639 after your service letter. 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:21.800 It just tells a little bit about how jury duty 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:26.600 can be rewarding, but also stressful and hard on people. 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:29.439 So it gives them some tips on managing that, 00:05:29.439 --> 00:05:30.920 some fine text lines. 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:35.000 And we've spoken with Rosecrans and Sinisibi Center, 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:38.439 and they're willing to speak with jurors 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:42.560 that need to talk or have just some relief 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:44.120 from serving for jury duty. 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:52.540 If anybody have any questions for Ms. Pardella? 00:05:54.540 --> 00:05:57.540 You know, I really enjoy being on the jury. 00:05:57.540 --> 00:05:58.540 I've heard that. 00:05:58.540 --> 00:06:01.540 I've really done that sort of several times. 00:06:01.540 --> 00:06:02.540 I really liked it. 00:06:02.540 --> 00:06:05.540 So one time I got paid. 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:07.540 That's been a nice thing. 00:06:07.540 --> 00:06:10.540 Yeah, well, I'm sorry. 00:06:10.540 --> 00:06:12.540 Yeah, that's all right. 00:06:12.540 --> 00:06:17.540 Texas, I see we only got so far collected about 1,053. 00:06:18.779 --> 00:06:23.100 Is that kind of shorter than we usually get every year or? 00:06:23.100 --> 00:06:26.779 You know, I don't know and it's still early. 00:06:26.779 --> 00:06:30.019 Once they get a letter saying that their taxes 00:06:30.019 --> 00:06:32.699 are going to be taken and then they have 30 days 00:06:32.699 --> 00:06:34.579 to object to that. 00:06:34.579 --> 00:06:36.220 So a lot of people might be getting the letters 00:06:36.220 --> 00:06:38.300 and we're not going to get it for a little bit of time. 00:06:38.300 --> 00:06:41.459 So we won't see maybe an increase till the summertime 00:06:41.459 --> 00:06:42.819 and something like that. 00:06:42.819 --> 00:06:44.500 Okay, I'm just curious. 00:06:44.500 --> 00:06:47.870 Thank you. 00:06:47.870 --> 00:06:48.709 Anyone else? 00:06:48.709 --> 00:06:51.329 Okay, moving on to use diversion fees. 00:06:53.110 --> 00:06:58.110 For the month of April, $873.75 was deposited, 00:06:58.790 --> 00:07:03.589 giving us a yearly total of $10,506.74. 00:07:05.350 --> 00:07:06.750 So it was quite a jump. 00:07:07.790 --> 00:07:12.790 That's about $250 higher than the previous high month. 00:07:12.790 --> 00:07:22.069 Yeah, I will say when we did bookkeeping this month, there was a lot more payments and a lot that is from taxes, people just paying, using their tax money. 00:07:22.069 --> 00:07:22.569 Okay. 00:07:22.569 --> 00:07:23.069 Well, okay. 00:07:23.069 --> 00:07:24.569 That makes sense, yeah. 00:07:24.569 --> 00:07:26.569 All right. 00:07:26.569 --> 00:07:27.569 I got a question. 00:07:27.569 --> 00:07:28.069 Yes. 00:07:28.069 --> 00:07:29.569 Verifying this huge diversion. 00:07:29.569 --> 00:07:40.569 So, we anticipated $7,000 in revenue and $10,000 in expenditures, so that's all we can expend tonight is the $10,000, correct? 00:07:40.569 --> 00:07:41.069 Yes. 00:07:41.069 --> 00:07:42.069 That's what I thought. 00:07:42.069 --> 00:07:53.509 I just want to make sure, because we've had some big ones here and we got some little ones, so we only have $10,000 to spend, so, okay. 00:07:53.509 --> 00:08:00.509 Yeah, it was, apparently the word got out, which is good, and that's what we're trying to do. 00:08:00.509 --> 00:08:07.509 Old business, we have none. New business is the approval of the recipients for the use diversion funding. 00:08:07.509 --> 00:08:13.110 and we do have some some guests. Chair, I don't know how we decide who wants to go first. 00:08:13.990 --> 00:08:22.709 Who got here first? Or we could just, let's see, how do you have one? 00:08:26.470 --> 00:08:30.069 I hope. Is there someone here from I hope? Would you like to speak to her? 00:08:30.069 --> 00:08:32.070 Brown. 00:08:32.070 --> 00:08:34.070 Come over here, please. 00:08:34.070 --> 00:08:38.070 You have to be on the owl. 00:08:38.070 --> 00:08:40.070 Yeah, you gotta speak. 00:08:40.070 --> 00:08:44.070 It looks totally different on YouTube. 00:08:44.070 --> 00:08:50.070 Hi, my name is William Brown. 00:08:50.070 --> 00:08:54.070 I'm the founder and executive director of High Hope Freeport. 00:08:54.070 --> 00:09:01.070 The program that we submitted a funding request for is the Check In Mentoring Program. 00:09:01.070 --> 00:09:08.070 So the Check In Mentoring Program, right now, we're taking a small break on it, but we're going to start it up. 00:09:08.070 --> 00:09:15.070 It basically is for fourth to sixth graders, we facilitate the program out of the Boys and Girls Club, 00:09:15.070 --> 00:09:19.070 and it's also connected with career ship and team setbacks. 00:09:19.070 --> 00:09:29.350 and we have culture mentors and three continuous mentors and right now everything is all voluntary. 00:09:29.350 --> 00:09:35.070 It's the need that we recognize that we want to give to the young people of the East Indian 00:09:35.070 --> 00:09:36.070 specifically. 00:09:36.070 --> 00:09:42.389 I hope Freeport's mission is to address the root causes of community violence and we do 00:09:42.389 --> 00:09:48.649 We do that by youth initiatives, mentoring, mediating, and getting ahead of what we think 00:09:48.649 --> 00:09:51.590 potential problems may be in a community. 00:09:51.590 --> 00:09:57.870 We know early impact is prevention when we talk about community violence, so what the 00:09:57.870 --> 00:10:00.110 Checking Mentoring Program Address. 00:10:00.110 --> 00:10:28.000 The second mentoring program address is emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, entrepreneurial aspects, also getting the young people to really be able to express themselves, also a component of it is once we have our sessions, mostly twice a week, that we give them things to take home to interact with their parents, so we also do the academic hustle is what we call it, where our young 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:31.100 and they become champions in the classroom 00:10:31.100 --> 00:10:32.440 as well as the community. 00:10:33.659 --> 00:10:37.240 We, our core principles is the PALE principles 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:39.840 and the curriculum is available if you all want to see it. 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:42.799 It was created and designed by ourselves. 00:10:42.799 --> 00:10:47.679 So that is the program that House report is requested 00:10:47.679 --> 00:10:48.519 by the chief. 00:10:49.860 --> 00:10:51.299 So it's a great program. 00:10:51.299 --> 00:10:52.620 Any questions? 00:10:52.620 --> 00:10:53.860 Yes, I got a fact. 00:10:53.860 --> 00:11:01.860 Okay. So I see you're requesting for 5,500. So can you get by with less? 00:11:01.860 --> 00:11:08.860 Could you still continue the program if we only gave you, you know, whatever we decided to give you? 00:11:08.860 --> 00:11:13.860 Would the program continue if we gave you less than 5,500? 00:11:13.860 --> 00:11:21.860 Yes. Like I say, the program is voluntary. So all of the mentors and the coaching mentors, we do it because we understand you need. 00:11:21.860 --> 00:11:36.860 So, we just wanted to get out and understand these other great programs, other organizations that work with us, so it was just the idea of putting what that impact of that amount of funding would do for the program, but the program would continue. 00:11:36.860 --> 00:11:39.860 Okay. 00:11:39.860 --> 00:11:44.860 Did you know Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton, they had a similar program like yours? 00:11:44.860 --> 00:11:47.860 No, I wasn't in Freeport at that time. 00:11:47.860 --> 00:11:54.460 Okay, so they, you know, they worked with younger people, taught them discipline and, you know, and stuff like that. 00:11:55.659 --> 00:12:14.180 And understanding, like, one of the biggest core of what I hope is the impact of social media. So some of you may be familiar with me and work at how Freeport does, and we understand a lot of the root cause of the community balance that we see is the impact of social media. 00:12:14.180 --> 00:12:16.100 and like, it's not just a three, four thing. 00:12:16.100 --> 00:12:17.860 Overall, it's a lot of things. 00:12:17.860 --> 00:12:20.659 So one of the differences that may separate us 00:12:20.659 --> 00:12:23.700 from that program and the previous program 00:12:23.700 --> 00:12:26.940 and that we focus a lot on self active, right? 00:12:26.940 --> 00:12:29.899 Define what manhood is and understanding that social media 00:12:29.899 --> 00:12:33.950 doesn't have to dictate. 00:12:33.950 --> 00:12:35.750 I do have a couple of questions. 00:12:36.950 --> 00:12:39.110 And also I'll make a comment first. 00:12:39.110 --> 00:12:42.069 Mr. Brown and I have worked side by side 00:12:42.069 --> 00:12:44.750 during his summer cleanup 00:12:44.750 --> 00:12:47.149 is because I'm part of the pretzel pickers. 00:12:48.430 --> 00:12:50.230 So that's how we know each other. 00:12:51.110 --> 00:12:54.110 I know that he has a, 00:12:54.110 --> 00:12:57.029 he has a cleanup day in a specific area 00:12:57.029 --> 00:13:00.029 that he has a block party in that area. 00:13:00.029 --> 00:13:00.990 Resource block. 00:13:00.990 --> 00:13:02.549 Yeah, resource block party, 00:13:02.549 --> 00:13:06.710 which we're working on a plan for our table this year, 00:13:06.710 --> 00:13:07.669 I guess. 00:13:07.669 --> 00:13:12.029 And we also know too that we also have a church service 00:13:12.029 --> 00:13:15.389 during that same space time too. 00:13:15.389 --> 00:13:18.430 But anyway, so I've been well acquainted 00:13:18.430 --> 00:13:20.190 with his High Hope program. 00:13:21.110 --> 00:13:24.590 The questions I have are your line item budget 00:13:24.590 --> 00:13:29.590 on your page with amounts, 00:13:29.950 --> 00:13:33.649 you separated down the cost of your program 00:13:33.649 --> 00:13:38.509 and the amounts in your line item budget 00:13:38.509 --> 00:13:41.470 do not match your line item narrative. 00:13:42.029 --> 00:13:47.470 so I'm just wondering if you if it didn't get moved or something like that yeah so we had to move some 00:13:47.470 --> 00:13:54.350 things around one of the parts of and I will take the blame on that we wanted to exposure is a big 00:13:54.350 --> 00:14:00.750 thing right so one of the things that we wanted to do was take the boys to know that was on the 00:14:00.750 --> 00:14:07.710 first day as well as the recent outsizing street and I think my grandmother was when they responded 00:14:07.710 --> 00:14:14.430 on what the cost would be. I had an initial cost there and then once I got the confirmation 00:14:14.430 --> 00:14:19.230 on what the cost was so that maybe it will be the mix up. Yeah well that's the thing is it looks 00:14:19.230 --> 00:14:24.110 like you yeah it looks like you had some ideas up here yeah and some new ideas down here and it just 00:14:24.110 --> 00:14:31.870 didn't get coordinated. So try to make it as accurate as possible and also give the board an idea of where every dollar is going 00:14:31.870 --> 00:14:41.549 all right so it won't be a missed use okay thank you and just to comment on um miss Williams what 00:14:41.549 --> 00:14:46.910 she's speaking on is the 40 days of peace and community building and we are going into the 00:14:46.910 --> 00:14:53.389 second year so i would invite all of the board members to come out and be a part of it and 00:14:53.389 --> 00:14:59.789 miss Williams in a great press and pictures we have three day events and on friday we go out 00:14:59.789 --> 00:15:14.789 and I can do what we call re-fire the block, which simply is go up there, clean up the community where we would be having our resource block parties at, and our resource block parties is when we invite other organizations like Miles Voices to come out. 00:15:14.789 --> 00:15:25.789 Voices, we had Center City participate last year, Smart Guns for Kids, Robbie Capp and Justin. 00:15:25.789 --> 00:15:29.629 We had community organizations, the goal is to meet people where they're at. 00:15:29.990 --> 00:15:34.269 So normally the areas that we go in is six designated locations 00:15:34.269 --> 00:15:37.190 and Freeport that we identify as high hold areas 00:15:37.549 --> 00:15:41.309 that we feel need the resources and may not be aware of it. 00:15:41.470 --> 00:15:43.990 So we invite the board to come out soon. 00:15:43.990 --> 00:15:46.230 You can follow the Highholds page for more information. 00:15:47.950 --> 00:15:50.029 We have some sort of pre-construction right now. 00:15:50.029 --> 00:15:53.350 So it's very nice. 00:15:53.350 --> 00:16:01.350 Thank you. I just have one question. Yes, ma'am. Do you bring religion in? Do you bring life into it all? 00:16:01.350 --> 00:16:09.350 So, there are three day events. So, the 40 Days of Peace and Community Building, what it exists of is three events. 00:16:09.350 --> 00:16:15.350 And we also have a Shoots and our Guns tournament. Well, last year we had 80 youth participate in it. 00:16:15.350 --> 00:16:20.549 Uh, we did that also through the Boys and Girls Club, but Friday is the Beautiful 00:16:20.549 --> 00:16:25.430 Feather Block, Saturday is the Resource Block Party, and Sunday is what we call 00:16:25.430 --> 00:16:28.269 Church in the Streets that's presented by the Faithful Youths for Peace. 00:16:28.470 --> 00:16:33.470 So it's clergy people Sunday that literally have church in the streets, 00:16:34.069 --> 00:16:36.269 and it will be at the same location. 00:16:38.110 --> 00:16:39.029 And I brought flies. 00:16:39.230 --> 00:16:41.910 And also, I'm sorry, I know I'm taking up everybody's time. 00:16:41.910 --> 00:16:55.910 We also have the Youth Expo, we're doing our second annual Youth Entrepreneurs Expo that will be at Sunnybaker, July 11th to 3 at the Maynard Street Stage. 00:16:55.910 --> 00:16:58.910 I'm done. 00:16:58.910 --> 00:17:01.910 Thank you very much. 00:17:01.910 --> 00:17:04.910 Thank you. 00:17:04.910 --> 00:17:07.910 Okay, next I have vote wins. 00:17:07.910 --> 00:17:24.950 I wanted to reach out regarding the grant opportunity and share 00:17:25.750 --> 00:17:30.710 that Hope wins would be a strong potential recipient. Unfortunately I regret missing 00:17:30.710 --> 00:17:36.869 tonight's meeting. We have our Hope wins board meeting this evening which we were unable to 00:17:36.869 --> 00:17:38.470 through hold last month due to illness. 00:17:38.470 --> 00:17:41.269 So it was important that we proceed as scheduled. 00:17:41.269 --> 00:17:43.389 I did consider sending someone to my place, 00:17:43.389 --> 00:17:45.930 but all our key members are participating 00:17:45.930 --> 00:17:47.630 in the board meeting as well. 00:17:47.630 --> 00:17:50.130 I did want to share that the grant being discussed 00:17:50.130 --> 00:17:51.670 is based on a program we already have 00:17:51.670 --> 00:17:53.630 fully implemented at Hope Winds. 00:17:53.630 --> 00:17:56.910 The program is currently running and going extremely well. 00:17:56.910 --> 00:17:59.750 We are seeing meaningful impact with the families 00:17:59.750 --> 00:18:01.349 and the youth we serve. 00:18:01.349 --> 00:18:04.309 I included some recent feedback below 00:18:04.309 --> 00:18:07.389 to provide a snapshot of that success. 00:18:07.389 --> 00:18:10.230 I would welcome the opportunity to connect further 00:18:10.230 --> 00:18:13.990 and answer any questions or provide any information. 00:18:13.990 --> 00:18:17.309 You may be considered potential recipients 00:18:17.309 --> 00:18:19.309 and I do have her contact information 00:18:19.309 --> 00:18:21.269 if anybody's interested. 00:18:21.269 --> 00:18:24.990 Yeah, information she included is on the left here. 00:18:24.990 --> 00:18:25.829 Okay. 00:18:27.670 --> 00:18:29.789 And let's see, she has, 00:18:31.029 --> 00:18:33.590 with today's event, give you tools, strategies, 00:18:33.590 --> 00:19:05.049 ideas you can use at home. 95% said yes, and it's hard to tell what the rest of them, but 95% said yes, and that's pretty good. I felt welcome to include it at today's event. And 64% said yes, and no, zero no's. So looks, you know, from that, those graphs, I would say that the program seems to be doing well. 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:11.039 Let me see the request in terms of 200, just a little bit. 00:19:11.039 --> 00:19:12.440 Yes. 00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:16.940 There also is just a thought here. 00:19:16.940 --> 00:19:25.220 She's talking on page five at the top paragraph. 00:19:25.220 --> 00:19:30.159 She's talking about the third year implementation 00:19:30.159 --> 00:19:33.900 of 10 family connection events annually. 00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:38.099 She says the cost of each one costs $800. 00:19:41.099 --> 00:19:42.259 Good resets. 00:19:42.659 --> 00:19:43.259 Yeah. 00:19:43.259 --> 00:19:58.019 and my 10 family commissioners. 00:19:58.019 --> 00:19:58.630 Do you have a family commission events? 00:19:58.630 --> 00:20:02.349 No, the page part of that shows the total project costs 8,000 00:20:02.349 --> 00:20:05.190 but they're only requesting 32. 00:20:05.190 --> 00:20:06.750 Right, right. 00:20:10.650 --> 00:20:13.210 Unfortunately, I think we're, you know, yes. 00:20:14.410 --> 00:20:16.009 So are there any other questions or comments 00:20:16.009 --> 00:20:19.869 about the public, the packet they sent us? 00:20:21.450 --> 00:20:24.049 They have some nice letters of recommendation. 00:20:24.049 --> 00:20:38.609 So, we'll take that one and view that one then, then the next one is Ramp, has someone from 00:20:38.609 --> 00:20:41.589 Ramp? 00:20:41.589 --> 00:20:42.589 No? 00:20:42.589 --> 00:20:43.589 Okay. 00:20:43.589 --> 00:20:56.480 Yeah, let's look at Ramp, there we go, from what I've read, Ramp is a, you know, they're 00:20:56.480 --> 00:21:00.559 are all well known, the staffed organization. 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:02.599 And it looks like they're going to use, 00:21:02.599 --> 00:21:05.000 they would be using the money on a program 00:21:05.000 --> 00:21:10.000 to help students that are with disabilities, 00:21:11.160 --> 00:21:15.660 try and fit in better at school and more mobility, 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:24.680 some training involved so that they fit 00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:26.920 so that they fit into the community better 00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:30.000 or I don't know necessarily better, 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:32.240 more comfortably I guess it feels. 00:21:32.240 --> 00:21:33.480 You can turn it. 00:21:33.480 --> 00:21:38.480 I'm asking for $2,000, $2,000, total budget could be $9,000. 00:21:39.799 --> 00:21:43.440 Anybody have any comments, questions on their information packet? 00:21:58.819 --> 00:22:00.619 I wish we had more money to give out. 00:22:00.619 --> 00:22:02.319 Yeah. 00:22:02.319 --> 00:22:04.720 Okay, next one is so good. 00:22:04.720 --> 00:22:36.139 and that's like a bit of SOG, sounds of good news, there you go, sounds of good news, good evening, I'm so glad I don't have sounds of bad news, yes, yeah, please do that, but it's good to see all of you, many of you would remember me, I kind of fell into a legacy that mom taught us seven kids to use our talents and I 00:22:36.139 --> 00:22:39.339 our experiences to help make our communities better. 00:22:39.339 --> 00:22:42.059 And that's what I've been doing my whole life. 00:22:42.059 --> 00:22:46.860 And this year marks 47 years of inspiring 00:22:46.860 --> 00:22:49.940 and empowering people to be their best. 00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:51.539 And especially young people, 00:22:51.539 --> 00:22:54.339 but I throw the adults in there too, 00:22:54.339 --> 00:22:57.740 because adults like to hear my music. 00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.579 Absolutely. 00:22:58.579 --> 00:22:59.579 That's not my fault. 00:22:59.579 --> 00:23:00.579 No. 00:23:00.579 --> 00:23:05.579 But I do want to say that basically for me in our packet, 00:23:06.139 --> 00:23:12.860 you can see a lot of really special things that occurred in the last couple of years. 00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:19.900 We did apply and received a couple of years ago. We missed it last year. I ended up getting some 00:23:21.259 --> 00:23:28.220 late information that didn't apply. But this year we have a really nice package for you. 00:23:28.220 --> 00:23:30.779 Be sure and go to the website. There are lots of 00:23:30.779 --> 00:23:35.779 We have wonderful music videos with kids in it. 00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:37.480 We're really excited. 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:40.940 I'm glad to have my lovely wife Diana with us tonight. 00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:43.019 She's Director of Education 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:46.119 for our Young Eagle Success Yes Club. 00:23:46.119 --> 00:23:48.759 We are happy to continue working 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:50.460 with Freeport Middle School, 00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:55.059 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade choir participants. 00:23:55.059 --> 00:23:58.860 And these kids are coming out of their shells. 00:23:58.860 --> 00:24:00.259 I don't know what happened. 00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:03.339 All I know is that we're getting a lot of young people 00:24:03.339 --> 00:24:06.319 who don't sing, they don't dance, 00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:08.160 but when they spend a few minutes with me, 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:09.200 they're singing and dancing. 00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:11.519 So I don't know, I can't explain that. 00:24:11.519 --> 00:24:14.440 But I do know that it's about inspiration. 00:24:14.440 --> 00:24:16.119 And for me, it's about perspiration. 00:24:16.119 --> 00:24:20.000 I do want to say that I'm thankful for Georgia. 00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:23.639 I appreciate her, she's been helping keep me in line here. 00:24:23.639 --> 00:24:27.440 And also for Chairman Helms, of course, 00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:29.079 it's nice to see him. 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:32.200 and I wanted to mention Mr. Larson also 00:24:32.200 --> 00:24:34.519 just because he knows I'm on his side. 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:37.160 I'm kind of in another area, 00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:42.160 but our programs are all about anti-drugs, 00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:44.599 anti-crime, anti-violence. 00:24:44.599 --> 00:24:46.440 So I'm his friend. 00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:49.920 We don't talk every day, but I'm absolutely his friend. 00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:53.599 And I do want to also mention Mr. Hadley. 00:24:53.599 --> 00:24:57.980 Thank you, sir, for so many years of inspiration 00:24:57.980 --> 00:25:01.380 and you have been a great supporter of the Yes Club. 00:25:01.380 --> 00:25:04.460 And you just spilled all the beans 00:25:04.460 --> 00:25:07.139 when you said I should brought my keyboard in there. 00:25:07.139 --> 00:25:10.420 It's so funny because I'm kind of slowing down, 00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:12.460 I'm getting old, getting kind of tired, 00:25:12.460 --> 00:25:13.619 but I'm still inspired. 00:25:13.619 --> 00:25:16.940 But just wanted to say to all of you, 00:25:16.940 --> 00:25:21.519 it's really not about the amount of dollars per se, 00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:26.279 but it's more about the work that we can do 00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:31.279 to help kids get good grades, behave, 00:25:31.279 --> 00:25:35.839 and to learn how to be community servants as well. 00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:39.319 And a lot of young people are learning from us 00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:41.000 that community service does count. 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:43.639 And now, as all of you know, in college, 00:25:43.639 --> 00:25:47.319 it counts when high school students have community service. 00:25:47.319 --> 00:25:49.720 And that's just something that I've always had 00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:52.019 just because that's how we were taught. 00:25:52.019 --> 00:25:56.000 So when mom was in the Illinois History Magazine in 1963, 00:25:56.000 --> 00:26:16.000 She passed in 2020, but I am thankful for her because she didn't just write songs and write poetry. April is National Poetry Month, also Jazz Appreciation Month, so, you know, try to jam when we can. 00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:45.000 but I will just finish by saying that I appreciate all of you because it's a very serious thing to be able to say that you are a part of the solution for, in our case, young people and teens have to deal with so much stuff but like at least with us, we do character development for excellence and we also use fine arts to promote unity and diversity and to promote things that matter. 00:26:45.000 --> 00:27:15.000 and all of us can be better but sometimes with them they might not be getting it at home. Some of them are from broken families and some of them just don't care. So for some reason our yes club, they get in there and they care and I'll finish with this. We deal with white, black, Hispanic, mixed and there's a young white gentleman who's in one of the classes and he's going to teach us how to deal with that. 00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:19.200 and so we're working with one of the music teachers 00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:20.680 in the district. 00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:23.360 So she said, Mr. C, you know, he wants to be in it. 00:27:23.360 --> 00:27:24.799 A lot of them want to meet you. 00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:26.559 They've been online, they saw you. 00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:29.599 So they want to see what this is all about. 00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:33.759 But this particular young man evidently said, you know, 00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:38.279 I don't think that Mr. C can reach me or whatever. 00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:41.880 So she told Diana and we say, well, I mean, 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:48.119 not about bus reaching him as much as all of us reaching each other and he's a part of the family. 00:27:48.680 --> 00:27:55.559 So when he came his first day and I'll just say this I'm not joking or kidding or anything 00:27:56.279 --> 00:28:02.440 and I do have good sense of humor but I will tell you this I almost had to sit that young guy down 00:28:02.440 --> 00:28:07.720 he was so excited he was jumping all over the place doing I almost said that's too much dude 00:28:07.720 --> 00:28:14.119 that's two of us but he was so happy and I just said you know to see young people to be excited 00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:21.639 about something that is directly connected to their inspiration and empowerment to be better 00:28:22.360 --> 00:28:27.720 and by the way folks you still don't have a lot of programs that are teaching respect and it's just 00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:34.679 a strange thing but I am a respect person and I will teach them and I will tell them if they have 00:28:34.679 --> 00:28:38.679 had their pants hanging down, I will tell them, I'm not scared of them, who's scared of them? 00:28:38.679 --> 00:28:42.440 I will tell them comb your hair, that's just how I am. 00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:48.480 I've done it in Walmart before, a little boy, my mom told me something, he was so mean, 00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:53.119 I walked right up to him, I said, hey buddy, I said, do you think that's nice to scream 00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:57.279 at your mom, does she feed you? 00:28:57.279 --> 00:29:02.000 And I said, yes, sir, does she feed you, he said, yes, I mean, maybe, you know, he saw 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:04.880 and the first time I saw a big black guy, he was scared. 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:07.960 But I am nice and I do have a nice smile. 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:10.400 But when I got done with him, I taught him 00:29:10.400 --> 00:29:13.639 to apologize to his mama. 00:29:13.639 --> 00:29:16.079 I'm trying to tell you all, this is just for real. 00:29:16.079 --> 00:29:19.000 And he did and she cried. 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:21.440 And I found out later because she said, 00:29:21.440 --> 00:29:24.279 you hardly ever hear anybody that will really 00:29:24.279 --> 00:29:25.679 stand up for respect. 00:29:25.679 --> 00:29:26.360 Guess what? 00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:28.799 I tell them to watch their language. 00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:31.279 I'm not going to deal with the first grader cussing me out. 00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:36.759 Oh, no, that'd be the first and last time, baby. That's just for me, because they have to learn how to do better. 00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:41.599 And the best way I think is for them to see somebody doing better. 00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:45.000 They have to see it. They have to see love. 00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:49.200 They have to see light and they have to see life. 00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:52.400 And that's what we do. So thank you for anything. 00:29:52.840 --> 00:29:54.440 So could I ask you a question quick? 00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:55.960 Of course. Thank you for the presentation. 00:29:55.960 --> 00:30:00.000 and Fricke. Thank you for the presentation. It says here on, you're going to use, you're 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:08.880 requesting $2,500 to, you're going to set up a webpage. Is that what the $2,500 is for? 00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:15.240 No, we have that already. Okay. Okay. All right. I know he's requesting for 2000. Oh, 00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:21.839 I did. Okay. I was reading 2500. I did. That was $2500. Okay. That's a report from the 00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:24.920 and the last dispersal that we've ever seen. 00:30:24.920 --> 00:30:26.079 Oh, great, all right. 00:30:26.079 --> 00:30:31.079 Okay, so you're mentoring the children with God in mind 00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:33.799 and I mean, do you have meetings with the children? 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:36.359 What actually do you, music? 00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:38.119 I'm assuming music is involved. 00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:41.359 Music is kind of the secret weapon 00:30:41.359 --> 00:30:43.000 that brings them together. 00:30:43.000 --> 00:30:44.799 And do you meet at the Boys and Girls Club or do you? 00:30:44.799 --> 00:30:47.720 No, we actually are in Freeport Middle School. 00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:49.519 We actually did it in this class. 00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:50.359 Okay. 00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:59.859 So they have select students who get their parent permission slips and we actually go there and we meet with them during the class time. 00:30:59.859 --> 00:31:09.200 OK. And we do have a community club where we meet maybe once a month, twice a month, and we do that at our church. 00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:16.279 But all of the things that we teach are all monkey, all Bible, all stuff. 00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:17.779 and we teach them how to go to rule. 00:31:17.779 --> 00:31:19.519 We just teach them the truth 00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:21.319 and we teach them how to act right. 00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:23.059 And there's not a lot of ways to teach them. 00:31:23.059 --> 00:31:26.380 You just got to tell them and you have to show them. 00:31:26.380 --> 00:31:29.619 And if you can do it in a way that they want to do it, 00:31:29.619 --> 00:31:31.819 I believe it was President John F. Kennedy 00:31:31.819 --> 00:31:35.700 that said that good leadership is when you can get people 00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:39.099 to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. 00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:42.539 So make sure you Google that. 00:31:42.539 --> 00:31:44.380 I don't think it's actually true. 00:31:44.380 --> 00:31:46.299 I have, I, I do have a question. 00:31:47.660 --> 00:31:47.940 Okay. 00:31:47.940 --> 00:31:51.819 You're saying that your funding will cover fees for travel, class visits, and 00:31:51.819 --> 00:31:56.619 studio time, and then you put in print to see song compositions, arrangements, 00:31:56.619 --> 00:32:00.299 audio productions, and video filming and editing. 00:32:00.940 --> 00:32:03.619 So you're doing that right now. 00:32:03.619 --> 00:32:07.660 So it's just additional, it's not a new, new part of the program, but these 00:32:07.660 --> 00:32:08.940 are the things that you're already doing. 00:32:08.940 --> 00:32:13.180 Just keeping it going because we have no kids and no projects. 00:32:13.180 --> 00:32:19.819 the children that you're recording and they're performing and we actually film them at the school 00:32:19.819 --> 00:32:26.539 so we're teaching the songs and we're showing the different things when we're there and then we also 00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:34.139 have core group kids that must have done other stuff so I can vouch for Dr. Pohl I've been to 00:32:34.139 --> 00:32:40.059 many of his programs and he didn't emphasize but you still go to Springfield at the State Fair 00:32:40.059 --> 00:32:50.059 and present a program down there for everybody to see. I've been to that program, I've been to 00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:59.980 your church programs and yes, those kids are very polite. When you walk up to them, yes sir, no sir, 00:32:59.980 --> 00:33:06.940 I mean he has them very disciplined and he takes people that can't even sing and sing great now, 00:33:06.940 --> 00:33:18.940 I believe it's a, you know, I can voucher that it's a really good program and the money goes to good use and stuff like that. How many you have in the three-part program now? 00:33:18.940 --> 00:33:26.940 I'd say around 40. Really? Sometimes we don't know where they came from, maybe 50. 00:33:26.940 --> 00:33:34.380 and I can vouch too the parents show up down and for the performances in the state fair 00:33:34.940 --> 00:33:42.539 and the parents were always very happy that we're you know that the funds are going towards 00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:46.860 to help their kids from staying on the trail and giving them something to do. 00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:52.779 Yeah, it's report to our home town so you know when you want to make sure we give them that. 00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:57.579 I don't know what my heart means and telling me off. 00:33:59.579 --> 00:34:04.539 No, and the Cole family has been very, very successful. I know, I know some of you guys. 00:34:06.139 --> 00:34:09.900 Music is, you know, the universal language, they say, right? 00:34:09.900 --> 00:34:16.139 Yes, sir. And we are already online also because a lot of, you have first graders, second graders, 00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:46.139 they've got four or five iPhones. I asked one of them, why? He said, well, I had, my grandma gave me one, my uncle gave me one. I said, you don't need five iPhones. And these are like $1,500, $2,000 devices. You don't need that. And I said, I'm sure you don't have internet. Yes, I do. I have my grandmother's code or whatever. And that means they can get off any website. And that's exactly what they do. And some of them have tons of girlfriends. 00:34:46.139 --> 00:34:50.739 Frenzel Boyfriends and different little phone numbers and you may find out the hard way 00:34:50.739 --> 00:34:56.139 that all those phone numbers don't work because I'm going to get cut off, it is all past stuff. 00:34:56.139 --> 00:35:01.139 But we're glad that we're here and I'm able to say, hey, I went to this school in this 00:35:01.139 --> 00:35:02.139 building. 00:35:02.139 --> 00:35:04.300 No, you didn't. 00:35:04.300 --> 00:35:08.099 And we have one girl, she just lost her grandmother. 00:35:08.099 --> 00:35:12.179 She couldn't believe that we knew her grandmother when she was a girl. 00:35:12.179 --> 00:35:15.099 That's what happens when you get old. 00:35:15.099 --> 00:35:17.539 and all your good-looking folks in here, you don't have to worry about it. 00:35:17.539 --> 00:35:19.900 Who cares if you get older, if you don't look old. 00:35:22.139 --> 00:35:24.099 But don't talk on my knees. 00:35:24.099 --> 00:35:26.019 Thanks so much for the time. Thank you. 00:35:26.019 --> 00:35:28.260 Thanks, Carl. Appreciate anything you can do. 00:35:28.260 --> 00:35:32.119 Yeah, thank you. 00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:34.239 OK, next up, I have voices. 00:35:40.000 --> 00:35:41.400 Oh, yes. 00:35:41.400 --> 00:35:43.199 Well, hello, everyone. 00:35:43.199 --> 00:35:49.440 Hi, my name is Jack Revcik, I'm the Prevention and Training Coordinator for Voices of Stevenson County, 00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:52.480 and then I serve as the Camp Director for the Voices Youth Development Camp. 00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:58.480 We have a multitude of camp programming throughout the school year. We have a winter break camp, 00:35:58.480 --> 00:36:03.360 the spring break camp, but we specifically asked for funding for our Youth Development 00:36:03.360 --> 00:36:09.360 Summer Camp this year. We are going into our ninth year with our Youth Development Summer Camp. 00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:14.199 historically it was a one week camp for elementary students. 00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:15.599 Within the last two years, 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:17.639 we realized that there was a greater need 00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:19.079 within the community. 00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:21.440 And so now we are a two week elementary camp, 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:23.000 a one week junior high camp, 00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:25.840 and then we also do a high school leadership training camp. 00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:29.279 Our camp is completely free. 00:36:29.279 --> 00:36:30.559 It's just something that's different 00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:32.920 than most of the camps within our area. 00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:35.239 We provide breakfast, lunch and snacks 00:36:35.239 --> 00:36:37.239 completely free to the kids. 00:36:37.239 --> 00:36:41.699 Last year we served within our program, our overall program. 00:36:41.699 --> 00:36:44.480 We served about 180 youth. 00:36:44.480 --> 00:36:45.920 This year for our summer program, 00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:48.720 we're looking to serve about 50 elementary kids, 00:36:48.720 --> 00:36:53.320 30 junior high kids, and we're bringing on 12 high schoolers. 00:36:53.320 --> 00:36:55.639 So our high school program is set for a week. 00:36:55.639 --> 00:36:57.840 We train them up how to be camp counselors. 00:36:57.840 --> 00:37:00.199 And then for the younger camps, 00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:02.079 they serve as camp counselors. 00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:03.880 Through that, we're teaching them leadership skills. 00:37:03.880 --> 00:37:05.119 We're teaching them respect. 00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:08.199 for teaching violence prevention initiatives. 00:37:08.199 --> 00:37:10.820 Our camp in general is focused on social-emotional learning 00:37:10.820 --> 00:37:12.139 as well as violence prevention 00:37:12.139 --> 00:37:15.119 with the focus mainly being on violence prevention. 00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:19.279 This year, our goal is to hone in on respect, kindness, 00:37:19.279 --> 00:37:20.920 and community-mindedness, 00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:24.300 because we realized that we can't prevent violence 00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:26.739 without looking at the holistic approach of it. 00:37:26.739 --> 00:37:30.000 So we look at community involvement, community pride, 00:37:30.000 --> 00:37:32.199 and trying to cultivate that with the youth. 00:37:32.199 --> 00:37:39.720 For us, for the summer to run our camp, it cost us about $13,000. 00:37:39.720 --> 00:37:44.739 We did ask it from here, we asked for quite a bit more than everyone else. 00:37:44.739 --> 00:37:48.000 We would be very appreciative for any amount. 00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:52.239 We focus a lot on showing the kids that there are people in the community that really care 00:37:52.239 --> 00:37:55.720 about them and that want to see them succeed. 00:37:55.720 --> 00:38:00.360 And so we focus a lot on letting them know who exactly contributed to their ability to 00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:15.079 So we hold them at Bethany Church over on St. Euston Street. 00:38:15.079 --> 00:38:18.960 And I'd also like to add, I'm Julie Hillier with Voices of Stevenson County. 00:38:18.960 --> 00:38:25.920 And I'd like to add that at Voices, we believe that we change lives, because I think most 00:38:25.920 --> 00:38:32.559 you know that voices assist survivors of domestic and sexual violence and in the camp specifically, 00:38:32.559 --> 00:38:40.000 I think we more mold, help mold our workers at that point and we do bring as Jack said those 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:48.720 violence prevention principles into key and we are looking at camp as a means of helping instill 00:38:48.720 --> 00:38:55.279 those values in the kids and helping build their self-esteem and we will know whether we've done 00:38:55.279 --> 00:39:00.960 that by there are different surveys that we're going to give the kids at the beginning and end of camp 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:06.079 to see that they've learned whether for instance that they're there that they do have safe people 00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:11.599 that they can go to and that's one of the things that we are going to be focusing on and helping 00:39:11.599 --> 00:39:17.360 just instill some of those values in them in terms of the money the money that we are asking for 00:39:17.360 --> 00:39:26.159 Our ask is for all of the expenses that it takes. We do already have some community support, 00:39:26.159 --> 00:39:31.360 the $13,000 that it takes. The State Bank Foundation has already come on board. They're 00:39:31.360 --> 00:39:38.960 covering the mentor stipends because the mentors do get a stipend of $500 for being a camp mentor. 00:39:38.960 --> 00:39:45.760 So, but it takes the kids go on field trips. As Jack said, we feed the kids. So, you know, 00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:54.000 obviously we're going to beat them. So that's all of those expenses plus all of our curriculum and all the craft. 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:55.320 all of our curriculum and all the crafts and everything that they do. 00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:57.920 It is just like a regular summer camp. 00:39:58.199 --> 00:40:03.119 The kids play, the kids have crafts, and then we do leave all of the lessons 00:40:03.119 --> 00:40:06.119 and the prevention education principles that the kids are already 00:40:06.119 --> 00:40:08.000 getting in the public schools. 00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:10.440 When Jack mentioned she's a prevention coordinator, 00:40:10.840 --> 00:40:13.679 we're providing prevention education curriculum. 00:40:13.679 --> 00:40:15.199 And how many schools, Jack? 00:40:15.199 --> 00:40:19.079 We do every school across Stevenson County from kindergarten to 12th grade. 00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:26.079 So they're just, we're building upon that curriculum to help reinforce all of that in the kids. 00:40:26.079 --> 00:40:33.460 Yeah, so I just wanted to, you know, make some of those flights as well. 00:40:33.460 --> 00:40:38.460 This is how we think we're building a more resilient. 00:40:38.460 --> 00:40:42.460 Could you explain that, what's the curriculum for the grade in school? 00:40:42.460 --> 00:40:48.460 So our curriculum is the BITE, so for kindergarten through second grade, we use the safe at last curriculum. 00:40:48.460 --> 00:41:18.460 That is a four day curriculum where we go when we talk about safe people, respect on day one. Day two focuses on safety with strangers, and then our body safety rules of say no, get away until a safe person. And then day three, we focus on the safe touches and unsafe touches. And then day four, of course, it's like a review day, we bring a puppet in, the kids love it. Our mascot is Buddy, the body safety bear. Our third through fifth grade curriculum is a tailor made 00:41:18.460 --> 00:41:24.460 Well, it's community-informed or community-tailored curriculum that we made in-house called Body 00:41:24.460 --> 00:41:25.460 Safety Boss. 00:41:25.460 --> 00:41:30.940 So, in 2022, we did a bunch of community needs assessments, we did a ton of focus groups 00:41:30.940 --> 00:41:35.579 with youth, and we created this curriculum called the Boss Curriculum, where it stands 00:41:35.579 --> 00:41:41.420 for Boundaries, Objects, Stand Firm, and Say Something, where we focus on teaching boundaries, 00:41:41.420 --> 00:41:46.820 what boundaries look like, how to enact your boundaries, how to state your boundaries, 00:41:46.820 --> 00:41:48.699 and then also advocate for yourself. 00:41:48.699 --> 00:41:51.780 And then what to do if someone crosses those boundaries 00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:56.539 and kind of fighting against social norms 00:41:56.539 --> 00:41:58.780 versus actual healthy relationships. 00:41:59.780 --> 00:42:01.940 Our sixth through 12th grade curriculum 00:42:01.940 --> 00:42:03.460 focuses on Aaron's Law. 00:42:03.460 --> 00:42:06.340 So that is the 2011 mandate that was passed 00:42:06.340 --> 00:42:10.099 in the state of Illinois based off of Aaron Marin, 00:42:10.099 --> 00:42:12.340 who was a child survivor of sexual abuse. 00:42:12.340 --> 00:42:14.239 So we go in and we share Aaron's story, 00:42:14.239 --> 00:42:17.239 and then we focus on healthy relationships, 00:42:17.239 --> 00:42:20.760 internet safety, consent, boundaries, 00:42:20.760 --> 00:42:25.159 really just about anything that we kind of tailor every year 00:42:25.159 --> 00:42:26.840 to what the schools are dealing with. 00:42:26.840 --> 00:42:28.460 So, you know, we might be in Freeport Middle School 00:42:28.460 --> 00:42:31.059 where they're having a problem with like sexting, 00:42:31.059 --> 00:42:33.099 but then we might get to Freeport High School 00:42:33.099 --> 00:42:36.199 and they're having a big issue with consent 00:42:36.199 --> 00:42:37.320 and things like that. 00:42:37.320 --> 00:42:40.599 So it's always different based on the school, 00:42:40.599 --> 00:42:43.699 but it's tailored to what the school needs. 00:42:43.699 --> 00:42:49.489 Any questions? Comments? 00:42:49.489 --> 00:42:55.489 Just one. So usually about 80 people go to this summer camp? 00:42:55.489 --> 00:43:07.489 Yes, so we were capping it this year. Last year we didn't cap it and we had about, on our largest day we had like 96 kids there and that was way too much. 00:43:07.489 --> 00:43:11.969 and so this year we're capping it for elementary at 50. 00:43:11.969 --> 00:43:14.690 It really does come down to funding. 00:43:14.690 --> 00:43:17.530 If we have enough funding, we will open it to more. 00:43:17.530 --> 00:43:18.869 If we don't have enough funding, 00:43:18.869 --> 00:43:20.449 then we'll keep it at the 50. 00:43:20.449 --> 00:43:23.489 But right now, whether we receive more funding or not, 00:43:23.489 --> 00:43:27.090 it's gonna stay at 50 for elementary, 30 for junior high, 00:43:27.090 --> 00:43:29.329 and then we're bringing on 12 high schoolers. 00:43:29.329 --> 00:43:47.329 Many of the youth who attend the camp have experienced domestic homosexual violence in their background at some point, whether they were the survivor themselves or it has been in their household. 00:43:47.329 --> 00:43:57.329 So this camp is vitally important for them to help them be able to get some of these coping skills and learn that there are better ways. 00:43:57.329 --> 00:44:04.329 And just to add to that, even the kids that maybe haven't experienced domestic or sexual violence, it's open to anyone. 00:44:04.329 --> 00:44:11.329 So it's not just our clients or kids that identify having some kind of experience or exposure to it. 00:44:11.329 --> 00:44:13.329 It is open to anyone in the community. 00:44:13.329 --> 00:44:19.329 However, we do see a lot of youth come in that are at more high risk of domestic and sexual violence. 00:44:19.329 --> 00:44:23.329 And that also is partly because it's a free camp program. 00:44:23.329 --> 00:44:36.849 And so the families that are at a higher risk, they don't have to worry about, do I have the funds to send my kid to camp? Or is my kid going to be safe at a camp? Because our main priority is safety of everyone. 00:44:38.329 --> 00:44:40.369 We're one of the only free summer camps. 00:44:40.369 --> 00:44:42.610 Yes, that might be the answer. 00:44:42.610 --> 00:44:43.970 And Stevenson County. 00:44:43.970 --> 00:44:44.970 Yes. 00:44:44.970 --> 00:44:48.970 that's in Stevenson County and we're committed to that. 00:44:48.970 --> 00:44:53.070 And to answer, to heed off any questions, 00:44:53.070 --> 00:44:57.309 we are committed, Voices is committed to holding this camp 00:44:57.309 --> 00:45:00.250 regardless of if we get funding. 00:45:02.289 --> 00:45:03.989 But we would really like funding. 00:45:06.829 --> 00:45:07.650 Understood. 00:45:09.630 --> 00:45:12.269 Anything will help and be greatly appreciated. 00:45:12.269 --> 00:45:14.230 So thank you very much. 00:45:14.230 --> 00:45:17.869 How long has Voices been in state use and counseling? 00:45:17.869 --> 00:45:24.789 So we started in 1982 with the YWCA, with the Voices DB program. 00:45:24.789 --> 00:45:30.389 They had a domestic violence volunteer program all the way back in 1917, 00:45:30.389 --> 00:45:36.070 but we incorporated our own non-for-profit under Voices DB in 1982. 00:45:36.070 --> 00:45:41.590 And then we incorporated the sexual assault services when the Center of Abuse and Assault. 00:45:41.590 --> 00:45:47.309 Assault and Abuse Services, yes, when they closed down in 2014, I believe. 00:45:47.309 --> 00:45:50.230 So we incorporated or we absorbed their sexual assault program. 00:45:50.590 --> 00:45:52.710 They've been operating as a dual program since. 00:45:53.190 --> 00:45:54.150 44 years. 00:45:54.230 --> 00:45:54.550 Yes. 00:45:54.670 --> 00:45:58.029 Yeah, to say one thing, you do a great thing for the community. 00:45:58.670 --> 00:46:00.630 I've talked to Carl many times. 00:46:00.670 --> 00:46:04.869 We have a huge domestic violence problem in Steven's account. 00:46:05.630 --> 00:46:11.029 I mean, every day I got somebody put the Sharks app on my phone and every day I 00:46:11.029 --> 00:46:15.429 and I walk on just a maze of the people that come in 00:46:15.429 --> 00:46:17.909 on domestic violence out of our County jail. 00:46:17.909 --> 00:46:19.670 And I'm glad we're keeping them out there too, 00:46:19.670 --> 00:46:23.670 because I see the judges are keeping them in there and stuff. 00:46:23.670 --> 00:46:26.250 So you do a great program. 00:46:26.250 --> 00:46:29.510 I know a lot of people that I've known 00:46:29.510 --> 00:46:31.309 that had domestic violence 00:46:31.309 --> 00:46:34.029 and they said that your program's excellent and everything. 00:46:34.029 --> 00:46:36.230 So thank you for your community, 00:46:36.230 --> 00:46:39.630 for doing the service for our community and everything. 00:46:39.630 --> 00:46:41.630 Thank you and keep them. You appreciate that. 00:46:41.630 --> 00:46:43.630 Anybody else? 00:46:43.630 --> 00:46:45.630 Well, thank you ladies. Appreciate it. 00:46:45.630 --> 00:46:47.630 Thank you for your time. Thank you. 00:46:49.630 --> 00:46:52.630 And last, but certainly not least, we have the Boys and Girls Club. 00:46:52.630 --> 00:46:56.630 We have a representative from the Slovakian Girls Club. 00:46:56.630 --> 00:47:00.199 Doesn't look like it. 00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:02.199 Let's take that back. 00:47:02.199 --> 00:47:49.730 1,150. 00:47:49.730 --> 00:47:59.590 I think they've been recipients of this program before. 00:47:59.590 --> 00:48:14.619 Anybody have any comments or questions from them, from their packet? They all did a wonderful 00:48:14.619 --> 00:48:35.679 job of filling out the paperwork. I wish we had enough money. Yeah. So by, you know, looking 00:48:35.679 --> 00:48:45.840 these things. I didn't expect to have any that we said, give them any money. That wouldn't be the 00:48:45.840 --> 00:48:56.159 case. So, you know, I don't know what you guys' thoughts are, but since we have six deserving 00:48:58.320 --> 00:49:04.720 organizations, I would say you just divided the $10,000 by six, which is about $1,660. 00:49:05.679 --> 00:49:35.679 I'm just concerned. Now, some said that they can go on with their programs. And I'm just concerned if, you know, if we're giving them the 1660, you know, that are they going to be able to use it or use it or not? And if not, you know, we can give it to another organization, you know, so that's my big concern. You know, I mean, if we fully funded, you know, 00:49:35.679 --> 00:49:46.239 it's up to the committee what they want to do I'm just always concerned that if we give 00:49:46.239 --> 00:49:52.000 just a little bit now going to said they would you know utilize whatever they got 00:49:52.000 --> 00:50:03.139 I think they all said the same thing, that they would be happy to get whatever they got. 00:50:03.139 --> 00:50:08.139 Some of the organizations weren't here tonight, so... 00:50:08.139 --> 00:50:14.139 Well, the one organization had a board meeting, and I don't know why, nobody from the... 00:50:14.139 --> 00:50:19.139 So we didn't get to ask two of the organizations that question, you know, so... 00:50:19.139 --> 00:50:26.500 and another thing that I might mention that we do next year is put in the application that 00:50:28.260 --> 00:50:39.940 we have a deadline, look at them and then lay it over for a month and then award them in May 00:50:39.940 --> 00:50:44.980 or something like that. I think that's a good idea. Because we're overwhelmed this time 00:50:44.980 --> 00:50:52.739 and, uh, and that would have given us a chance to get that or two people in, or, uh, have 00:50:52.739 --> 00:50:57.260 Georgia address them, you know, send them an email to address some concerns and questions 00:50:57.260 --> 00:50:58.260 we had. 00:50:58.260 --> 00:51:04.539 So, so I would say next year, let's change that, you know, where the deadline is April, 00:51:04.539 --> 00:51:11.219 we love them over, lay them over till May so we can really give a good decision on this. 00:51:11.219 --> 00:51:14.699 but whatever the committee wants to do, that's fine. 00:51:14.699 --> 00:51:17.900 Hopefully they'll utilize the money we give them. 00:51:20.199 --> 00:51:25.199 Well, I would entertain a motion to just take the $10,000 00:51:26.639 --> 00:51:31.639 divided by six and give each one a equal amount. 00:51:32.920 --> 00:51:34.159 I'll make that motion. 00:51:34.159 --> 00:51:35.500 Okay. 00:51:35.500 --> 00:51:36.340 So I have a motion. 00:51:36.340 --> 00:51:37.159 Can I get a second? 00:51:37.159 --> 00:51:38.000 Second. 00:51:38.000 --> 00:51:39.920 Second by Mr. 00:51:39.920 --> 00:51:41.820 Any other questions or comments? 00:51:42.599 --> 00:51:58.840 just comment. I mean, I think, like you say, I think we next year, we need a little more time, but you know, it sounds like all these programs are very deserving and that all of them can go on without this, but this will help. 00:51:59.840 --> 00:52:09.599 I think, you know, the more that'll get outreach to the most amount of people, which is what we really want to do. So I think, 00:52:09.599 --> 00:52:13.280 you know, if this helps them offset some of their costs 00:52:13.280 --> 00:52:15.480 and we can reach a broader amount of people, 00:52:15.480 --> 00:52:17.360 I think that's probably the best. 00:52:17.360 --> 00:52:19.639 That's my reason for making that motion. 00:52:19.639 --> 00:52:22.519 And we might also, you know, 00:52:22.519 --> 00:52:25.559 have more money next year to budget too, you know, 00:52:25.559 --> 00:52:27.239 because we're going to have some money left over. 00:52:27.239 --> 00:52:31.599 So hopefully we'll have a bigger budget next year 00:52:31.599 --> 00:52:35.000 to budget so we can give out more money, so. 00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:35.840 Yeah. 00:52:35.840 --> 00:52:36.679 Okay. 00:52:36.679 --> 00:52:38.480 You know, the other comment that I would make 00:52:38.480 --> 00:52:43.480 is that I'd like to encourage public to invest 00:52:46.360 --> 00:52:48.860 in these programs and to ask us questions 00:52:48.860 --> 00:52:51.300 about what was submitted to us 00:52:51.300 --> 00:52:53.159 and the programs that are going to be there 00:52:53.159 --> 00:52:56.699 so that maybe somebody wants to make private donations 00:52:56.699 --> 00:52:59.260 to these organizations too. 00:52:59.260 --> 00:53:04.260 I mean, I think that's part of it is that we need to share 00:53:04.260 --> 00:53:08.579 and we need to share what we've just learned in the program. 00:53:08.579 --> 00:53:10.139 I didn't know half of this. 00:53:10.139 --> 00:53:10.980 I don't know. 00:53:10.980 --> 00:53:11.980 Yes. 00:53:11.980 --> 00:53:15.539 I don't know unless Carl disagrees with me. 00:53:15.539 --> 00:53:18.739 I don't see a reason why we couldn't lay this over. 00:53:18.739 --> 00:53:21.619 I mean, I know we talked and it says that it would be awarded 00:53:21.619 --> 00:53:24.099 and it won't, but is there- 00:53:24.099 --> 00:53:25.739 We can't lay anything over it. 00:53:25.739 --> 00:53:28.980 I mean, if that is a point that- 00:53:28.980 --> 00:53:29.800 Okay. 00:53:29.800 --> 00:53:36.800 Could we get a census of anybody who would be in favor of laying it over? 00:53:36.800 --> 00:53:42.840 I guess the question I would have is that if we lay it over, are we going to sit and 00:53:42.840 --> 00:53:43.840 make a different decision? 00:53:43.840 --> 00:53:47.159 In my mind, I'm not going to make a different decision. 00:53:47.159 --> 00:53:50.599 Well, that's, I hate it. 00:53:50.599 --> 00:53:53.519 I think it's a great idea for next year. 00:53:53.519 --> 00:53:58.480 But the problem, the problem I see is that either that or you've got to sit here and 00:53:58.480 --> 00:54:00.599 and you got to say, well, you're not going to get anything 00:54:00.599 --> 00:54:01.860 at all. 00:54:01.860 --> 00:54:03.380 And I don't know that necessarily 00:54:03.380 --> 00:54:05.460 that I want to do that either. 00:54:05.460 --> 00:54:10.460 Well, the same, some of that, we've done that before. 00:54:10.539 --> 00:54:13.400 We've fully funded some programs that we thought were, 00:54:13.400 --> 00:54:15.440 you know, they're all worthwhile. 00:54:15.440 --> 00:54:16.279 Yes. 00:54:16.279 --> 00:54:19.880 But what I would say is if we fully fund their program 00:54:19.880 --> 00:54:24.599 this year, you know, we would say we're going to fully fund 00:54:24.599 --> 00:54:27.679 somebody else's program next year or something like that. 00:54:27.679 --> 00:54:31.179 That's right. We've been doing this for quite a few years. 00:54:31.179 --> 00:54:34.679 It's a great program and about contributing. 00:54:34.679 --> 00:54:38.720 I remember when Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton had their program, 00:54:38.720 --> 00:54:41.880 one of the Board members used to contribute to their program 00:54:41.880 --> 00:54:44.519 since Mr. Hilton was on the County Board too. 00:54:44.519 --> 00:54:49.079 So yeah, these are all good programs, I got to say. 00:54:49.079 --> 00:54:53.159 And I'm happy that we have these programs in the community 00:54:53.159 --> 00:54:56.079 because my years in the Department of Corrections 00:54:56.079 --> 00:55:00.039 seeing the grandfather, the father and the sons come 00:55:00.039 --> 00:55:03.199 into the prison system is not acceptable. 00:55:03.199 --> 00:55:05.960 And I've been out of the business 12 years 00:55:05.960 --> 00:55:10.380 and seeing some of the grandkids coming in, they're awful. 00:55:10.380 --> 00:55:12.880 And maybe we could have saved them 00:55:12.880 --> 00:55:15.860 if we had programs like this in our community. 00:55:15.860 --> 00:55:18.279 So I'm all for these programs. 00:55:18.279 --> 00:55:20.639 So, yeah, I'll support you. 00:55:20.639 --> 00:55:23.440 Okay, well, I've got a motion and a second. 00:55:23.440 --> 00:55:24.559 So we'll take a vote. 00:55:24.559 --> 00:55:27.199 All those in favor say aye. 00:55:27.199 --> 00:55:28.199 Aye. 00:55:28.199 --> 00:55:29.199 Aye. 00:55:29.199 --> 00:55:30.199 Opposed? 00:55:30.199 --> 00:55:31.199 Same sign? 00:55:31.199 --> 00:55:32.199 Very no. 00:55:32.199 --> 00:55:38.360 Six equal amounts, I hope that helps you out some. 00:55:38.360 --> 00:55:43.840 We appreciate your time and all of the reports and we appreciate what you do. 00:55:43.840 --> 00:55:44.840 Believe me. 00:55:44.840 --> 00:55:52.279 Thank you so much and make sure you look at that magazine article that took a lot of work 00:55:52.279 --> 00:55:56.279 ... 00:55:56.279 --> 00:56:01.460 Okay, I'll close you to adjourn. 00:56:01.460 --> 00:56:03.760 Sec second... 00:56:03.760 --> 00:56:04.760 All those in favor? 00:56:04.760 --> 00:56:05.760 Say aye. 00:56:05.760 --> 00:56:06.760 Aye. 00:56:06.760 --> 00:56:07.760 Those opposed? 00:56:07.760 --> 00:56:08.760 Same sign. 00:56:08.760 --> 00:56:09.760 Thanks, everybody. 00:56:09.760 --> 00:56:29.679 Thank you for listening.