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The Department offers services for youth by establishing and maintaining a seamless comprehensive juvenile justice system that promotes juvenile delinquency prevention, intervention, and treatment.

The Department offers numerous services and programs for parents. Many of these are located on the Services by County webpage. YDC Parent Newsletters: C.A. Dillon Dobbs  Samarkand Stonewall Jackson Swannanoa Valley End of Grade Testing Information: End-of-Course Tests All EOC-tested Subjects End-of-Grade Tests Grades 6, 7, and 8

Central Office Who to Call? Education Policies For Teachers | Lesson Plans Administrators Calendars & Staff Development Records-Detention Teachers Travel Exceptional Children Programs Transition Toolkit Useful Links

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News and Events Press Releases Publications: Annual Reports General Information Brochure (PDF) Quick Facts Handout (PDF) Court Counselor Handout (PDF) Vision, Mission and Goals (PDF)

 

New ToolKit Addresses Juvenile Transitions In order for a juvenile to be successful when leaving a juvenile facility, they need an effective transition plan.  A new resource has been made available to juvenile justice professionals to help improve this transition process.		Swannanoa’s Quilt Named “Best of Show!” Students and staff at Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center were beaming with pride when they learned that a student’s math and art project had been named “Best of Show” at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair.
What Time is it? It is Giving Time! The Department recently began this year’s State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) fundraising drive.		What’s Race Got to do With it? Department data shows that African American youth received 50% of all juvenile complaints filed over the last three years, although African Americans only represent approximately 27% of the total juvenile population in North Carolina.