Cass County Youth Court Receives Grant

6/9/2010

Fargo, ND -- Cass County Youth Court, a program of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, has been awarded $3,000 from the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation through its annual Community Grant Round. Youth Court provides an alternative to formal court proceedings for youth in Cass County who have been charged with an offense or are showing concerning behavior. The program mobilizes other youth in meaningful volunteer experiences serving as Youth Court jurors and providing a positive peer influence. The program also focuses on primary prevention of juvenile delinquency through classroom presentations in area schools on topics relevant to today’s youth, assisting them in staying free from law breaking and dangerous behavioral choices. The Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation is a community foundation established in 1960 to support the charitable and philanthropic needs of Cass and Clay Counties. The Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation is the oldest and largest community foundation in North Dakota, and has granted more than $17 million to charitable groups since 2000. Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is a statewide nonprofit social services agency serving one in nine North Dakotans annually from offices in five cities with 19 programs that strengthen communities, children, individuals and families without regard to clients’ race, religion, gender or economic status. ##