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Serving Communities – Changing Lives
Bureau County Teen Court to Celebrate National Youth Court Month
The Bureau County Teen Court will be participating in the 3rd annual celebration of National youth Court Month during September 2004.
The theme of National Youth Court Month 2004, “Serving Communities-Changing Lives,” illustrates perfectly what our program is about. This year, youth and adult volunteers in Bureau County have committed more than 100 hours of service to the Bureau County Teen Court program. In addition, teen court respondents have provided more than 700 hours of community service to nonprofit organizations in communities throughout Bureau County. Michael L. Miroux, Clerk of the Circuit Court said, “Our program has been a positive force in the lives of more than 30 youth respondents since the inception of the program, by providing them a second chance while holding them accountable for their behavior.”
The Bureau County Teen Court is not alone in its effects to serve communities and change lives. National Youth Court Month, sponsored by the National Youth Court Center and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, provides the 940 youth courts in 48 states and the District of Columbia an opportunity to celebrate and showcase their positive effect on our nation’s youth and communities.
For more information about the Bureau County Teen Court program contact us at the Bureau County Clerk of the Circuit Court office at (815) 872-2001 ext.
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