Due to inclement weather, the gang task force meeting originally scheduled for January 27 is cancelled.
Topics Related to Governors Crime Commission
November 12, 2025, 1pm - 2:30pm
Agenda:
1:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Roll Call, Ethics Reminder, Approval of 8/20/2025 Minutes
Karen Howard, Vice Chair
1:10 p.m.
GCC Staff Updates
GCC Staff
1:25 p.m.
Domestic Violence Data Trends
Lizzie Sager, Director of Evaluation, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1:55 p.m.
Violence Against Women Act, STOP Implementation Plan Update
Daun Brown-Hairston, VAWA Lead Planner
2:10 p.m.
Member Updates
CVS Committee
October 23, 2025, 10am - 12pm
What:
Virtual meeting of the R/
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.
October 9, 2025, 1pm - 3pm
Click the register button to join the virtual meeting.
Agenda1:00 p.m. Call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, ethics reminder
Deana Joy, chair
1:15 p.m. GCC Staff Updates
GCC staff
1:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Trishana Jones, director of Youth Exposure to DV and Special Projects; co-director of Adaptive Care and Youth Services Team, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2:00 p.m. DSS Update
Kathy Stone, DHHS
October 14, 2025, 1pm - 3pm
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.
October 29, 2025, 9am - 3:35pm
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcome and trends within GCC grants
9:15 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. Break
10:05 a.m. EBS grants management platform demo
11:05 a.m. Lunch
12:05 p.m. Crime Victim Services Team: Violence Against Women Act, Victims of Crime Act funding
1:10 p.m. Juvenile Justice Team: Children's Justice Act, Title II funding
1:50 p.m. Criminal Justice Improvement Team: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
September 18, 2025, 8am - 3:45pm
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: