2400 N. Croatan Hwy, Suite D PO Box 2539 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Phone 252-441-0614 Fax 252-441-3580

Youth Support Services

Dare County Friends of Youth

475-5753
211 Budleigh St.
P.O. Box 1000, Manteo, NC 27954

Friends of Youth serves boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 17 in need of a friend and mentor. Volunteers are caring adults who are concerned about the future of the youth in Dare County. Much consideration is given to interests, preferences, and personal characteristics in order to ensure the best possible match between youth and volunteers. Volunteers are carefully screened and trained before working with youth and make a one year commitment to serve 2 hours per week, or 8 hours per month.

Eligibility: Serves Dare County youngsters aged 6 through 17.

Fees: None

Dare County Sheriff's Office Therapeutic Wilderness Program Dare County Sheriff's Office

252-441-9100
P.O. Box 757
Manteo, NC 27954

Therapeutic Wilderness Program is designed to provide ‘at risk' youth with an opportunity to participate in group activities of a positive and beneficial nature. Its goal is to improve young people's ability to make constructive choices in their lives. This innovative, year-round program is based on camping in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Daily activities include: whitewater canoeing, mountain climbing, backpacking. The Therapeutic Wilderness Program builds teamwork, self-esteem, and character, while experiencing the outdoors. Youth are paired one on one with counselors and continued contact is encouraged. Referrals are made by JCPC, courts etc. Parental requests will be considered.

Eligibility: Serves middle and high school students.

Fees: None

GEM Adult Day Center
www.gemdayservices.org

252-480-3354
2033 Elizabeth City St
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

GEM Day Services, INC. is a non-profit, community based organization offering supportive environment to provide rehabilitative services for anyone over the age of 18 with memory loss, physical and mental disabilities and those in need of socialization. This includes anyone who requires supervision on a daily basis, is not harmful to themselves or others, and is able to benefit from therapeutic activities. GEM is able to provide exceptional students in the Dare County Schools with transitional school to work support, as well as a site for at-risk youth involved in the court system to perform their community services. The GEM Day Center provides great volunteer opportunities for any youth in Dare County.

Eligibility: Care is provided for anyone 18 years of age and up. Volunteer opportunities available for youth in Dare County.

Fees: Call for more information, program options, and cost.

Patrons of a Safe Prom Night

252-473-2089

Patrons of a Safe Prom Night is a group of volunteers that heads up planning and ochestration of after prom parties for the county high school students. This yearly event is totally driven and supported by volunteers and contributions are necessary for this event to take place once a year for the students in the Dare County Schools.

Eligibility: Serves high school students in the Dare County Schools.

Fees: None – donations accepted.

Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy
www.ngycp.org

800-573-9966
P.O. Box 39
Salemburg, NC 28285

The North Carolina Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy is a voluntary 17 and a half month program that involves 22 weeks in residence at Salemburg and a 12 month Post-Residential Phase. Funding is by the Federal, State and Local Government at no charge to the individual. Through a rigorous military style intervention model that incorporates educational, vocational and technical skills training, the program's Residential Phase systematically builds the discipline, self-esteem, educational level and employment potential of enrolled youth. The program is sponsored by the National Guard.

Eligibility: At risk youth between the ages of 16 and 18, who are free of illegal drugs, a US and North Carolina resident, under no felony charges or convictions, physically and mentally capable of completing the program, and volunteer to join the program

Fees: None

Teen Court
www.youthcourt.net

252-475-5689
P.O. Box 3527
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948


Developed as an alternative to the traditional juvenile court system for younger and less serious offenders, teen courts operate on the premise that the judgment of a juvenile offender's peers may have a greater impact than the decisions of adult authority figures.

Teen courts differ from other juvenile justice programs because young people rather than adults determine the disposition, given a broad array of sentencing options made available by adults overseeing the program. Charges may be presented to the court by a 15-year-old "prosecutor." Defendants may be represented by a 16-year-old "defense attorney." Other youth may serve as jurors, court clerks, and bailiffs. Adults administer the programs, and they are usually responsible for essential functions such as budgeting, planning, and personnel. Adults supervise the courtroom activities, and they often coordinate the community service placements where youth work to fulfill the terms of their dispositions. The key to all teen court programs, however, is the significant role youth play in the deliberation of charges and the imposition of sanctions on young offenders.

Eligibility:


  • Juveniles with no prior arrest records, and those charged with misdemeanors (e.g., shoplifting, vandalism, and disorderly conduct).

  • Teen courts are generally used for younger juveniles (ages 10 to 15) but can hear juveniles 16 & 17 years of age..

Fees: None

HYPE, Helping Youth Promote Employment The Albemarle Commission
www.nwdb.org

252-480-3500
Job Links, 2522 S.Croatan Hwy
Nags Head, NC 27959

Serves at-risk 16 - 21 year-olds. Services include:

  • Work Experience - temporary employment to provide job skills and training that may lead to permanent employment.

  • Additional services include: academic/career counseling, GED preparation, tutoring, employment placement, interviewing techniques, and other services. The Local Workforce Development Grant funds this private non-profit program. Referrals can be made by anyone; however, they are usually made by the Department of Social Services, local schools, police departments, and the court system.

Eligibility: Serves 16 - 21 year-olds who are: unemployed, underemployed, parenting, homeless, high school drop-outs, on probation, or with special needs.

Fees: None