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County Youth Services Commission
Meetings
- 3rd Thursday of the month, bimonthly starting in January
- YSC Meetings start at 8:30am
- Meetings are located in the Cape May County Superior Courthouse
- 9 N Main Street CMCH, NJ 08210
Members
- Peter Belasco- Youth Services Coordinator
- Alan DeStefano - Cape Atlantic INK
- Pat Devaney - MH Administrator
- Jeffrey Pierson - Freeholder
- Maria Hadley - Family Court Liaison
- Jeanette Coleman- CFS Youth Shelter
- Nancy Hudanich - Superintendent Technical Schools District
- Barry Keefe - HSAC
- Katie Faldetta - Cape Assist
- Judy Kunec - Member at Large
- Barbara Makoski - Superintendent Special Services School District/WIB
- Michael McKnight - County Superintendent of Schools Office
- Blake Moore - Intensive Supervision Program
- Connie Price - Family Court Liaison
- John Rauh - Family Court Judge
- Diane Rhile - DCP&P District Office Manager
- Michael Rhodes - JCDTOC
- Sharnett Clark- Probation Supervisor
- Gary Schaffer - County Sheriff
- Scott Sherwood - Public Defender
- Sam Totora -Cape Counseling Services
- Robert Taylor - Prosecutor
- Tracy Adamczyk - Family Court Assistant Case Manger
- Marianne White - JFCIU
- Kimerly Lewis - Youth Detention Center Director
Purpose
The purpose of the Youth Services Commission is to consolidate, plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community based services for juveniles charged or adjudged as delinquent, and delinquency prevention programs. As such, the Commission administers the following grants:
- Family Court Funds
- State/Community Partnership Funds
- JDAI - Innovations Funds
- Title IIB/Title V Funds
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
In 2013, the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) was launched in Cape May County. The objectives of JDAI are to:
- Improve conditions of confinement
- Minimize the number of youth who fail to appear in court or re-offend pending adjudication
- Redirect public funds toward successful reform strategies
- Reduce the number of children unnecessarily or inappropriately detained
Contact Us
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Youth Services Commission
4 Moore Road
DN 907
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Phone: 609-465-1303
Fax: 609-465-4639
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