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
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
The meeting will be accessible in-person or via the Webex registration link. Agenda9:00 a.m. - Call to OrderSheriff Charles S. Blackwood, Chair9:05 a.m. - Roll Call/ Ethics Reminder/ Approval of MinutesSheriff Charles S. Blackwood, Chair9:10 a.m. - GCC UpdatesCaroline Farmer, Executive Director, Governor's Crime Commission9:15 a.m. - Intoxicating THCKaycee Dean, Agency Legal Consultant, NC Department of Health and Human Services10:15 a.m. - BREAK