MJJA Seeing Nomintation for Board and Leadership Teams 1/11/2010
Dear Member of MJJA:
May of 2010 ends the term of service for many MJJA Board Members and Leadership
Team Members. Therefore, we are seeking nominations of potential candidates.
This is an exciting opportunity and we hope that you will assist MJJA in this
effort by nominating yourself or someone else to serve.
When thinking of possible candidates, you might consider co-workers as well
as people who are not necessarily involved in juvenile issues, but who would
be interested and willing to share their skills. We would like to engage people
who have skills in public education and fundraising, including individuals from
the corporate sector. Those individuals do not need to be current members of
MJJA but do need to be willing to join. We hope to present a slate of candidates
that has a diverse set of skills, high energy and is geographically and culturally
representative of Missouri.
The following describes both MJJA service opportunities:
Board of Directors
The Board is a governing body, consisting of up to 15 individuals. Board members
serve for three-year terms, and can be elected for two consecutive terms. Board
members meet quarterly and generally a full day (including travel time) is required.
Additional information about the responsibilities of the Board of Directors
is available from MJJA.
- Board of Directors
Nomination Form
Leadership Teams
There are four Leadership Teams: Policy, Program, Public Education and Development.
Each Leadership Team is chaired by a Board member and include four to five members.
Terms on the Leadership teams are for two years. Leadership Teams develop annual
plans in their respective areas based on the organization’s long range
plan. Attached you will find additional information about the Leadership Teams
and the responsibilities of each.
- Leadership Teams Overview
- Leadership
Team Nomination Form
Nomination forms are attached to this email and are due no later than January
31st. A nominating committee will be established this month and charged with
reviewing nominations, making contact with potential candidates and presenting
recommendations to the Board of Directors in March, 2010. New Board and Leadership
Team members will begin their terms June 1, 2010.
Please call me (314-615-8443) or Vivian Murphy (573-636-6101) to discuss any
questions you may have. We greatly appreciate your assistance in this effort.
As always, thank you for your continued support of MJJA!
Comments Sought for Guardian Ad Litem Standards 8/3/2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Family Court Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri
seeks written comments and recommendations from the public and members of The
Missouri Bar regarding the current guardian ad litem standards.
The Court directed the committee to review these standards in light of House
Bill No. 1570, adopted during the legislature’s 2008 session. The bill
requires the Supreme Court of Missouri to adopt and implement mandatory statewide
standards before July 1, 2011.
Comments may be sent by mail to the attention of the Guardian Ad Litem Standards
Review, Office of the State Courts Administrator, P.O. Box 104480, Jefferson
City, MO 65110; by fax to (573) 522-6086; or by e-mail to GAL@courts.mo.gov.
All comments must be received no later than Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
The current standards for guardians ad litem in Missouri juvenile and family
court matters can be found online here.
For additional information, please contact Norma Rahm, interim division director
of the Division of Court Programs and Research at the Office of State Courts
Administrator by telephone at (573) 751-4377.
Missouri KidsFirst has reactivated the Prevent Child Abuse Missouri Child Abuse
Prevention Month Packet. This year’s theme, For A Better Tomorrow, End
Child Abuse Now! is a call to action for all Missourians to Prevent Child Abuse.
To access the packet information go to www.missourikidsfirst.org.
Missouri KidsFirst will continue to add materials over the next two months and
update existing materials.
We encourage you to Go Blue on April 17, 2009
Wear blue to support child abuse prevention. See the attached
flyer for more information.
The GO BLUE Campaign
The purpose of the GO BLUE campaign is to:
· Increase COMMUNITY awareness of child abuse issues during April, Child
Abuse Prevention Month.
· Engage businesses and individuals in the prevention of child abuse
by providing them with the knowledge that child abuse exists!
Go Blue T-Shirts May be Ordered Now!
Missouri KidsFirst has created a new t-shirt this year very similar to last
year’s shirt. The 2009 t-shirt will be a solid dark royal blue color.
The front of the shirt will have the go blue logo (as pictured above) on the
left chest area of the shirt. The back of the shirt will have the quote: “The
test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children ~ Dietrich
Bonhoeffer” centered on at the top with “Prevent Child Abuse Missouri!”
below the quote. Shirts are $11 and $12 per shirt (small, medium, large &
extra large = $11 and 2 XL & 3XL = $12). [Order
Form]
Listen to the Child Abuse Prevention Month Radio Ad below:
Governer Blunt Announces Nearly $1.74 Million in Juvenile Justice Grants 11/3/2008
JEFFERSON CITY—Gov. Blunt today announced that $1.74 million dollars
in federal juvenile justice grant funding has been awarded to community agencies
that help at-risk children.
“These grants for juvenile justice programs are an essential part of
Missouri’s overall crime prevention strategy,” Gov. Blunt said.
“By providing resources that work with at-risk children, we are better
able to keep Missouri children from committing criminal acts as adults.
Juvenile Justice Grant funds have been awarded through the Juvenile Accountability
Block Grant, totaling $699,846; for Title II Formula Grants, totaling $987,308.98,
and Title V Community Prevention Grants totaling $57,000. Juvenile Accountability
Block grants are typically awarded to agencies serving youth state-wide and
local governmental agencies such as juvenile and family courts. Title II and
Title V grant recipients include local government and community-based agencies.
The Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program provides federal funds for
delinquency intervention and court services programming, equipment upgrades
such as security and transportation equipment, and capital improvements. Title
II grant funds are awarded to agencies that provide restorative justice, aftercare
or reentry, and delinquency prevention services to juveniles. These services
are based upon established best practices for treatment of at-risk youth. Title
V grant funds are awarded to city or county governments, and are utilized to
implement or strengthen community-wide delinquency prevention programs.
The Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) and Department
of Public Safety staff continuously monitors and reviews all award recipients
to ensure they remain compliant with the grant guidelines.
MJJA Awarded Grant from the Department of Public Safety Statewide Advisory
Group to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System
in Missouri [more...]
MJJA welcomes Lakeland Regional Hospital as Corporate Partner [more...]
This
website has been developed, in part, through financial and in-kind
donations from the Missouri Bar Foundation,
public youth serving agencies and private donors. Funding provided
by the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group,
through the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
MJJA
expresses its sincere appreciation to each without whom this website
would not have been possible.
