34 U.S.C. § 11311
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In this subchapter—
- (1)the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term in section 6472 of title 20;
- (2)the term “eligible entity” means—
- (3)the term “delinquency prevention program” means a delinquency prevention program that is evidence-based or promising and that may include—
- (A)alcohol and substance abuse prevention or treatment services;
- (B)tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics;
- (C)child and adolescent health and mental health services;
- (D)recreation services;
- (E)leadership and youth development activities;
- (F)the teaching that individuals are and should be held accountable for their actions;
- (G)assistance in the development of job training skills;
- (H)youth mentoring programs;
- (I)after-school programs;
- (J)coordination of a continuum of services that may include—
- (i)early childhood development services;
- (ii)voluntary home visiting programs;
- (iii)nurse-family partnership programs;
- (iv)parenting skills training;
- (v)child abuse prevention programs;
- (vi)family stabilization programs;
- (vii)child welfare services;
- (viii)family violence intervention programs;
- (ix)adoption assistance programs;
- (x)emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance;
- (xi)job placement and retention training;
- (xii)summer jobs programs;
- (xiii)alternative school resources for youth who have dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy;
- (xiv)conflict resolution skill training;
- (xv)restorative justice programs;
- (xvi)mentoring programs;
- (xvii)targeted gang prevention, intervention and exit services;
- (xviii)training and education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents; and
- (xix)pre-release, post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth with transitioning back into and reentering the community; and
- (K)other data-driven evidence-based or promising prevention programs;
- (4)the term “local policy board”, when used with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy board that the eligible entity will engage in the development of the eligible entity’s plan described in section 11313(e)(5) of this title, and that includes—
- (A)not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members; and 1 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
- (B)a balanced representation of—
- (C)at least one representative of the faith community, one adjudicated youth, and one parent of an adjudicated youth; and
- (D)in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity;
- (5)the term “mentoring” means matching 1 adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 months;
- (6)the term “State advisory group” means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 11133(a) of this title; and
- (7)the term “State entity” means the State agency designated under section 11133(a)(1) of this title or the entity receiving funds under section 11133(d) of this title.