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Agenda:1:00 p.m.Call to Order and Roll Call, Ethics Reminder, Approval of 8/20/2025 MinutesKaren Howard, Vice Chair1:10 p.m.GCC Staff UpdatesGCC Staff1:25 p.m.Domestic Violence Data TrendsLizzie Sager, Director of Evaluation, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence1:55 p.m.Violence Against Women Act, STOP Implementation Plan UpdateDaun Brown-Hairston, VAWA Lead Planner2:10 p.m.Member UpdatesCVS Committee

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El Grupo Especializado en Prevención e Intervención contra Pandillas fue establecido en agosto vía Orden Ejecutiva #21 y, el 14 de octubre de 2025, celebró su primera reunión. Su misión es identificar soluciones para crear comunidades seguras en NC disminuyendo la violencia por pandillas y ayudando a que los jóvenes alcancen una edad adulta productiva y satisfactoria.

The Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force held its first meeting on Oct. 14, 2025. The task force, established in August through Executive Order 21, is charged with identifying solutions to create safe communities across North Carolina by reducing gang violence and helping young people reach a productive and fulfilling adulthood.

Governor Josh Stein will address the first meeting of his Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force on Oct. 14.

Click the register button to join the virtual meeting. Agenda1:00 p.m. Call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, ethics reminderDeana Joy, chair1:15 p.m. GCC Staff Updates GCC staff1:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness MonthTrishana Jones, director of Youth Exposure to DV and Special Projects; co-director of Adaptive Care and Youth Services Team, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence2:00 p.m. DSS Update Kathy Stone, DHHS

Co-chairs Leslie Cooley Dismukes, secretary of the Department of Adult Correction, and Siarra Scott, director of the NC Office of Violence Prevention, will lead the first meeting of the 20-member Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force. 

Agenda9:00 a.m. Welcome and trends within GCC grants9:15 a.m. GCC calendar and review process: "Deadlines and Expectations"9:30 a.m. DOJ grant overview: "How Can Funds Be Used?"10:00 a.m. Break10:05 a.m. EBS grants management platform demo11:05 a.m. Lunch12:05 p.m. Crime Victim Services Team: Violence Against Women Act, Victims of Crime Act funding1:10 p.m. Juvenile Justice Team: Children's Justice Act, Title II funding1:50 p.m. Criminal Justice Improvement Team: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

New grant recipients should attend this virtual workshop, led by the grants management team at the Governor's Crime Commission. Login details and the agenda will be shared via email.Topics will include performance reporting requirements for: 

Agenda1:00 p.m.Call to order and roll call, ethics reminder, approval of committee minutesChief Dan House, chair1:10 p.m.Federal updatesCaroline Farmer, executive director, GCC1:20 p.m.Staff updates, RSAT priority, CVI update, SCIP program prioritiesSandy Dixon, MK Smith, staff, GCC1:35 p.m.Discussion and voteChief House2:50 p.m.Old and new businessChief House3:00 p.m.AdjournChief House