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NORTH CAROLINADepartment of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency PreventionAmeriCorps Promise Fellow
Program2007-2008 Orientation
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Community Grants Programs Staff

• Kristin OConnor - Community Grants Program
  Manager
• Venecia Malloy, Governors One-on-One Program
  Coordinator
• Shana Overdorf Support Our Students Program
  Coordinator
• Demian Futterman, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
  Program Director
• Beverly Clark, Community Grants Program Assistant
• Lynne Fleetwood, Community Grants Program
  Assistant

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Overview

• NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community
  Service is a grantee of the Corporation of
  National and Community Service (CNCS)
• DJJDP AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Program is one of
  ten sub-grantee programs and has been awarded
  funding by the NC Commission on Volunteerism and
  Community Service since 2000
• Promise Fellows build capacity for the Governors
  One-on-One Program
• DJJDP has 15 host sites throughout NC for
  2007-2008

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AMERICAS PROMISE in NC

• FIVE PROMISES
• An ongoing relationship with a caring adult
• Safe places with structured activities during
  non-school hours
• A healthy start and healthy future
• Marketable skills through effective education
  and
• Opportunities to give back through community
  service.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• The funding DJJDP receives for the grant award
  from the NC Commission is based on the successful
  completion of four performance measures
• Mentoring
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Training
• Community Collaboration
• DJJDP is required to demonstrate progress on a
  quarterly basis in meeting all performance
  measures (WBRS)
• Host Site Supervisors will be responsible for
  evaluating their Promise Fellow quarterly as they
  strive to meet each performance measure

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PERFORMANCE MEASURESMentoring

• Each of the 15 Promise Fellows will serve as a
  mentor and be matched with one court-involved
  youth enrolled in the Governors One-on-One
  Volunteer Program. Fellows will serve 2-4 hours
  per week as a mentor.
• Promise Fellows will mentor court-involved youth
  in an attempt to reduce delinquency. These youth
  will be monitored quarterly by the AmeriCorps
  Program Director in NCJOIN during the program
  year for changes in recidivism status.
• Host Sites must administer a survey to their
  Promise Fellow and the Fellows matched youth at
  the beginning (pre) and end (post) of the
  mentoring relationship
• Host Site Supervisors should notify the Program
  Director if a youth is charged with another
  offense after being matched with a Fellow.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURESVolunteer Recruitment

• 15 Promise Fellows will recruit candidates who
  express interest in becoming volunteer mentors.
  This goal is for the purpose of reducing waiting
  lists of youth referred to Governors One-on-One
  Volunteer Programs.
• Promise Fellows will strive to have their host
  sites screen and match a combined total of 225
  volunteer mentors with youth (15 matches per
  Fellow).
• Matches can occur in either the 60 or 40
  category, and is at the discretion of the Host
  Site Supervisor.
• These 225 volunteer mentors will spend a combined
  total of 10,000 hours of service throughout the
  program year.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURESTraining

• All 15 Promise Fellows will receive service
  related training in core areas including, but not
  limited to
• Orientation
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Conflict Resolution
• Race Relations/Diversity/Cultural Awareness
• Disaster Preparedness (Disaster Response Teams)
• Citizenship
• CPR/First Aid

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Disaster Response TeamsAmerican Red Cross (ARC)

• American Red Cross (ARC) This training will
  train 3 members how to manage ARC shelters and
  serve as damage assessors after an event. 
  Members will receive training listed below. 
  Topics for this curriculum were developed by ARC
  and are listed below
• Translating Your Compassion into Community Action
  
• Mass Care Overview
• Shelter Operations
• Fundamentals of Disaster Assessment

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Disaster Response TeamsCommunity Emergency
Response Team (CERT)

• CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) This
  training will train 3 members how to respond (as
  a team or even individually) to different types
  of disasters.  The CERT training curriculum to be
  used is the certified FEMA curriculum.  Topics
  for this curriculum are listed below  
• Unit 1 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS (Introduction to
  disasters, impact of disasters on
  infrastructures, and the role of CERTs in
  disaster response)
• Unit 2 - DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION (Identifying
  and reducing potential fire hazards, basic fire
  suppression strategy, and resources and
  techniques)
• Unit 3 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART
  1 (Treatment Strategies for life-threatening
  conditions and principles of triage)
• Unit 4 - DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART
  2 (Head-to-toe assessments and treatment for
  various injuries)
• Unit 5 - LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE
  OPERATIONS (Techniques for size-up and search,
  lifting, cribbing and removing victims, and
  rescuer safety)
• Unit 6 - CERT ORGANIZATION (Team organization,
  decision-making, and documentation)
• Unit 7 - DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY (Team well-being and
  working with survivors trauma)
• Unit 8 - TERRORISM AND CERT (Terrorists targets
  and weapons and preparing home/work.)

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PERFORMANCE MEASURESTraining (continued)

• Each Promise Fellow must attend all required
  trainings/meetings.
• All 15 Promise Fellows will demonstrate
  improvement in knowledge and/or skills in the
  core training areas listed above, as measured by
  pre/post tests.
• It is the Fellows and Host Site Supervisors
  responsibility to ensure that missed trainings
  are made-up. Make-up training identified by the
  host site must receive final approval from the
  Program Director.
• Failure to attend quarterly meetings and/or
  trainings may result in termination from term of
  service.

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PERFORMANCE MEASURESCommunity Collaboration

• Promise Fellows will collaborate and build the
  relationship between the Support Our Students
  Program and Governors One-on-One Volunteer
  Program for the purpose of delivering Americas
  Five Promises through group activities with
  program youth.
• Each Promise Fellow will facilitate/co-facilitate
  a total of 9 group activities throughout the
  program year (approximately one activity every 6
  weeks). These activities may include National
  Identity Day events, service-learning
  activities, AmeriCorps related events, Career
  Days, and the delivery of the Five Promises.
• Promise Fellows will strengthen collaboration
  between the Governors One-on-One program and
  organizations within the community that help to
  build the capacity of the program. Promise
  Fellows will be responsible for creating a
  Community Resource Guide to assist the community
  with linking into services within their
  community. The theme of this guide will be the
  Five Promises, which will allow for five
  sections/chapters that the Promise Fellow can
  organize/list community resources. The target
  audience can be adults/parents and/or youth.

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PROMISE FELLOW BENEFITS

• Living Stipend
• Educational Award
• Health Care
• Child Care
• Loan Forbearance

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Living Stipend

• Promise Fellows will receive a living stipend
  over the term of service on a monthly basis, less
  tax withholdings. The maximum total gross
  stipend for the program year is 13,000, or a
  gross of 1083.33 per month. The first and last
  months stipend may be prorated depending on the
  date of the Fellows enrollment and term
  completion date.
• Fellows will receive their paycheck via direct
  deposit on or around mid-month for the preceding
  service month.
• Payroll is pro-rated during the first month if
  enrollment does not begin on the first day of the
  month.
• If a Fellow resigns prior to the end of the
  program year, his/her last paycheck may be
  prorated depending on the final date of service.
  The official date will be decided by the Program
  Director.

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Educational Award

• Fellows are eligible to receive the Segal
  AmeriCorps Educational Award of 4,725.00.
• In order to receive the award, Fellows must
  complete 1700 hours and fulfill all requirements
  for the term of service.
• Educational Awards can be used at Corporation
  selected institutions of higher education
  (www.volunteernc.org).
• See Policies and Procedures Manual for additional
  information

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Health Care(SRC, an Aetna company)

• AmeriCorps Programs must provide coverage to
• All full-time members who do not have adequate
  health care coverage at the time of enrolling in
  AmeriCorps.
• Any full-time member who loses coverage during
  the term of service through no deliberate act of
  his or her own (i.e. - parent dropping a
  dependant).
• Any full time member who lose coverage due to
  his/her participation in the program.

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Health CareEligibility

• SRC does not provide health care coverage for the
  members family members or dependents.
• Members on Medicaid/Medicare
• AmeriCorps Programs must provide health care
  coverage to all full-time members even if they
  are eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. The US
  Department of Health Human Services has taken
  the position that members receiving
  Medicare/Medicaid have coverage available to them
  through AmeriCorps. Since Medicaid and Medicare
  wrap around other available health care
  coverage, they will pick up only the cost that is
  NOT covered under the AmeriCorps policy.

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Health CareEnrollment

• Health Care coverage is effective on the first
  day the member becomes an active member of the
  AmeriCorps program.
• Plastic ID card will be sent to the Fellows home
  approximately 3 weeks after enrollment is
  received and entered into the system.
• SRC will prorate health care coverage for members
  whose effective date is after the first day of
  the month.
• If a member is not eligible for the plan or does
  not elect health care coverage through
  AmeriCorps, they must sign a form stating such.

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Health CarePlan Enhancements

• Aetnas Vision One discount program, a nationwide
  network of vision care Providers
• Dental Insurance Plan
• coverage with a deductible
• covers most common services

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Health CareMember Materials

• Enrolled members should receive enrollment kits
  that contain
• Option I and Option II Member Kit
• Benefits Summary
• Disclosure
• Questions and Answers with Temporary Member
  Identification
• Member Reference Guide that includes claim form
  Medical Benefits Request

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Health CareMember Materials (continued)

• Option II Member Kit
• Dental Benefits Request
• Proof of Death (Claim) Form / Affidavit of Sole
  Survivors

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Child CareNational Association of Child Care
Resources and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)

• The National Association of Child Care Resources
  Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) is our nations
  leading voice for child care. They work with
  more than 800 state and local Child Care
  Resources Referral Agencies to ensure that
  families in every local community have access to
  high-quality, affordable child care.
• AmeriCorps CARE is a program administered by
  NACCRRA on behalf of the Corporation for National
  and Community Service (CNCS).
• The purpose of AmeriCorps CARE is to assist
  members with finding quality caregivers and to
  administer all childcare reimbursements directly
  to those caregivers.

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Child CareEligibility

• Determining Eligibility to Receive Child Care
  Benefits
• Fellow is the parent/legal guardian/custodian of
  a child under 13 years of age who resides with
  him/her. If Fellow is a legal guardian or
  custodian, Fellow must be able to provide
  supporting documentation for verification.
• Fellow maintains a family income that does not
  exceed the states income eligibility guidelines
  for assistance, according to the Child Care
  Development Fund Act.
• Fellow needs childcare to be paid for in order to
  participate in AmeriCorps.
• Fellow is not currently receiving a childcare
  subsidy from another source

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Child CareEligibility (continued)

• The AmeriCorps Program Director will determine
  the Fellows eligibility to receive childcare
  benefits through AmeriCorps CARE. Eligibility is
  based on the factors already mentioned.
• Fellows must work closely with the Program
  Director to ensure that the Child Care
  Eligibility Application, related forms, and
  supporting documentation are complete, approved,
  signed, and promptly forwarded to AmeriCorps CARE
  for approval and processing.
• Once AmeriCorps CARE receives a complete
  application, it will require 3-4 weeks, from the
  date received, to process.

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Loan Forbearance

• Fellows may be eligible for loan deferment on
  qualified student loans while serving as a
  Promise Fellow
• Deferment is at the lenders discretion
• If a Fellow successfully completes the term of
  service, the interest accrued on a loan during
  the term of service will be paid by National
  Service Trust
• Loan Forbearance Request Form is completed before
  enrolling

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Service Activities

• Become matched as a mentor to a court-referred
  youth in the Governors One-on-One Volunteer
  Program
• Recruit and place 15 volunteers to serve as
  mentors for the Governors One-on-One Volunteer
  Program
• Attend training as required/identified by Host
  Site and/or DJJDP
• Develop and implement a Race Relation/Diversity/Cu
  ltural Awareness and a Volunteer Recruitment plan
  with Host Site Supervisor
• Develop and facilitate at least 2 Career Days
  during the program year
• Create a local community service guide
• Participate in all National Service Days and
  Corporation sponsored events
• Be an active member while serving in the program

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Promise Fellow Responsibilities and Graduation
Requirements

• In order to successfully graduate and receive the
  educational award Promise Fellows must
• Complete a minimum of 1700 hours of service
• Complete an entire term of service from October
  1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
• Serve as a mentor with a court-involved youth
  from the Governors One-on-One Volunteer Program.
  This relationship must be ongoing throughout the
  program year.

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Fellow Responsibilities and Graduation
Requirements (continued)

• Meet all minimum requirements by the end of the
  program year
• Earn satisfactory or better performance
  appraisals from their Host Site Supervisor
• Receive a recommendation for graduation from
  DJJDP
• Complete and submit all documentation before the
  final day of the program including Exit Forms,
  timesheets, and other site documents

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National Service Identity Days

• Activities for National Service Identity Days are
  held in conjunction with Governors One-on-One
  Volunteer Program events.
• Host Site Supervisors will offer guidance to
  their Promise Fellow on how they will be
  assisting their host site.

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National Service Identity Days Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day(January 21, 2008)

• WWW.MLKDAY.GOV
• During his lifetime...
• Dr. King sought to forge the common ground on
  which people from all walks of life could join
  together to address important community issues.
  Working alongside individuals of all ages, races
  and backgrounds, Dr. King encouraged Americans to
  come together to strengthen communities,
  alleviate poverty, and acknowledge dignity and
  respect for all human beings. Service, he
  realized, was the great equalizer.On January
  15, 2008, as we celebrate the anniversary of the
  Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, Americans
  across the country will celebrate by honoring the
  life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Hundreds of thousands of Americans will remember
  and memorialize Dr. King by participating in
  service projects in their communities. Together,
  we will honor Kings legacy of tolerance, peace,
  and equality by meeting community needs and
  making the holiday..... A day ON, not a day
  OFF.

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National Service Identity Days2007-2008

• Make A Difference Day (October 28, 2007)
• Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January
  21, 2008)
• National Volunteer Week (April 2008)
• AmeriCorps Week (May 2008)

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Rules of Conduct/Code of Conduct

• Promise Fellows are expected to
• Demonstrate mutual respect
• Follow directions as given by Program Officials
  and Host Site Officials
• Direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to the
  appropriate officials.
• Violations include
• Violating any of the internal rules of conduct of
  the Host Site
• Unauthorized tardiness and absences (failure to
  notify Host Site)
• Repeated use of inappropriate language (including
  profanity)
• Failure to wear appropriate clothing to service
  assignments (AmeriCorps T-Shirt or clothing in
  accordance with the Host Sites dress code
• Stealing or lying
• Failure to notify the Program of any criminal
  arrest or convictions that occurs during service
• Please review Policies and Procedures and
  Agreement of Participation for additional
  Violations

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Prohibited Activities

• Engaging in religious instruction
• Conducting worship services
• Providing instruction as part of a program that
  includes mandatory religious instruction or
  worship
• Constructing or operating facilities devoted to
  religious instruction or worship
• Maintaining facilities primarily or inherently
  devoted to religious instruction or worship
• Engaging in any form of religious proselytizing
• Leading children in singing religious hymns
• Taking part in political demonstrations or
  rallies
• Please review Prohibited Activities in Policies
  and Procedures for a complete listing of
  prohibited activities

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Prohibited ActivitiesFundraising

• At no time should Fellows prepare any part of
  grant proposals or perform other fundraising
  functions to help achieve a match requirement or
  pay an organizations general operating expenses.
• Activities Permitted by Fellows
• Soliciting supplies form local businesses for a
  direct service project (i.e. - solicit cans of
  paint from a store near a work site to meet a
  need)
• Organize a Serv-a-thon in which Promise Fellows
  recruit individuals to obtain sponsors in advance
  of an approved direct service project
• No more than 10 of a Fellows total service
  hours (170 hours) can be dedicated to fundraising
  activities

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Disciplinary Procedures

• Enforced when a Fellow violates the Rules of
  Conduct, including Prohibited Activities
• Must be done in partnership with DJJDP
• Progressive discipline procedure

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Progressive DisciplineFirst Offense

• Fellow to receive verbal warning detailing the
  offense/area of concern.
• Must be summarized and documented in a formal
  written letter to the Fellow
• Fellow to acknowledge receipt of letter
• Letter sent to DJJDP

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Progressive DisciplineSecond Offense

• Fellow to receive a written warning detailing
  offense
• Must be documented in a formal letter to the
  Fellow
• Disciplinary Consequences May be invoked
• Suspension from placement without hours and/or
  living stipend
• Additional training or educational hours
• Apologies or other restitution as determined by
  Program Officials

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Progressive DisciplineThird Offense

• Fellow may be released for cause by DJJDP
• Host Site or DJJDP may issue a final written
  reprimand and invoke one or more of disciplinary
  consequences listed with second offense

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Progressive DisciplineFourth Offense

• Should the third offense result in final written
  reprimand, fourth offense will result in release
  for cause

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Immediate Termination of Service

• The Program will release the Fellow from the term
  of service if
• Fellow has dropped out of the program without
  obtaining a release for compelling personal
  circumstances from the appropriate Program
  Official
• Fellow has been charged/convicted with a violent
  felony or the sale/distribution of a controlled
  substance
• Fellow has committed a Third or Fourth offense
  in accordance with the disciplinary policy.
• Fellow is unable to fulfill duties of service as
  described in the placement as awarded the Host
  Site and as understood by the Fellow
• Any other serious breach of the agreement

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Drug-Free Workplace Act

• In accordance with the Drug Free Workplace Act
  Promise Fellows should understand the following
• (i) The unlawful manufacture, distribution,
  dispensation, possession or use of a controlled
  substance is prohibited in the Host Site
• (ii) Conviction of any criminal drug statute must
  be reported immediately to the Host Site
  Supervisor and DJJDP (AmeriCorp Program Director)
• (iii) The Fellows participation is conditioned
  upon compliance with the notice requirements and
• (iv) Certain actions will be taken against
  employees and Fellows for violation of such
  prohibitions.

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Grievance Procedures

• Grievance Procedures are used to resolve disputes
  concerning the Fellows suspension, dismissal,
  service evaluation or proposed service agreement.
• A grievance compliant must be submitted in
  writing to the Host Site Supervisor within 5
  business days in which the Host Site Supervisor
  must respond in 5 business days to the compliant.
  
• The Host Site Supervisor shall inform the
  AmeriCorps Program Director in writing and the
  actions taken.
• If the Fellow is not satisfied with the response,
  a written appeal should be made to the AmeriCorps
  Program Director within 5 business days.
• A response to this appeal shall be made within 30
  calendar days.

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Grievance Procedures(continued)

• If the Fellow is not satisfied the response, a
  written appeal should be made to the DJJDP
  Community Grants Program Manager within 5
  business days, with copies to all who have been
  involved in the process.
• A) A response to this appeal shall be made
  within 60 calendar days.
• B) Any grievance that has followed the above
  procedures shall be regarded as final and
  binding.
• Copies of all grievance correspondence shall be
  kept in the Fellows personnel file.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is available
  as a first option within 45 days of the event.
• If a Fellow chooses to use ADR as a first option,
  a neutral party designated by the DJJDP shall
  attempt to facilitate a mutually agreeable
  solution to the problem.
• ADR is confidential, non-binding and informal.
  No communications or proceedings of ADR may be
  referred to at later arbitration stages.
• The neutral party shall not participate in
  subsequent hearings.
• If ADR is chosen by the Fellow, the 30 day
  deadline for convening a hearing shall be
  withheld until the conclusion of ADR.
• If ADR is chosen by the Fellow, the 60 day
  deadline for a hearing decision shall be withheld
  until the conclusion of ADR.
• If ADR does not resolve the matter within 30
  calendar days, the neutral party must again
  notify the Fellow of his or her right to request
  a hearing.

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GRIEVANCE HEARING

• If ADR is selected and fails to result in a
  mutually agreeable resolution, the Fellow may
  request a grievance hearing
• The Fellow shall make a written request for a
  hearing to the AmeriCorps Program Director
• A request for a hearing must be made within one
  year after the date of the alleged occurrence
  except for fraud and criminal activity
• A hearing must be held no later than 30 days
  after the filing of the grievance, except for
  fraud or criminal activity.
• A written decision must be made no later than 60
  calendar days after filing.

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BINDING ARBRITATION

• A Fellow may request binding arbitration if the
  grievance hearing is adverse or if no decision is
  made with 60 days of the filing of the grievance
  as referenced in Section III (3).
• The arbitrator must be independent and selected
  by agreement of the parties.
• If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the
  Corporation for National and Community Service
  will appoint an arbitrator within 15 calendar
  days after receipt of a written request from
  DJJDP.
• Arbitration must be held within 45 calendar days
  after DJJDP receives the request for arbitration,
  or no later than 30 calendar days after the
  appointment of an arbitrator by the Corporation
  for National and Community Service An arbitration
  decision shall be made no later than 30 calendar
  days after the commencement of the arbitration
  proceedings
• Arbitration can be a costly process. The
  National Community Services Trust Act requires
  the cost of arbitration to be split evenly
  between the Fellow and DJJDP AmeriCorps grant,
  unless the aggrieved party prevails, in which
  case DJJDP AmeriCorps program will pay for the
  total cost of the proceeding.

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Host Site Supervisor Responsibilities

• Read and acknowledge AmeriCorps Policies and
  Procedures
• Read, complete, and adhere to Host Site
  Participation Agreement
• Develop a work plan outlining the Fellows
  service activities during the period of October
  1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
• Develop a training calendar to include training
  topics relevant to the Fellows service
  activities in fulfillment of the term of service
  and approved work plan (Training hours cannot
  exceed 340 hours, or 20, of total hours
• Submit work plans and training calendars with the
  Fellows Participation Agreement

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Host Site Supervisor Responsibilities

• Review for accuracy, sign, and submit their
  Fellows required time sheets, reports, and travel
  reimbursements
• Provide daily supervision to assist in developing
  and implementing monthly activities, provide
  guidance on recruitment strategies/tools,
  implementation of the FIVE PROMISES, and any
  other personnel issues including but not limited
  to accuracy of timesheets and reports,
  appropriate dress, or punctuality.
• Schedule weekly supervision Promise Fellow to
  review projects, needs, and offer support.

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Host Site Supervisor Responsibilities

• Provide Fellow with an orientation to the
  Governors One-on-One Program host site
• Provide supervision and mentoring to assist the
  Fellow in developing baseline professional
  working skills (i.e. - writing/memo skills, time
  management, computer skills)
• Provide copies of CPR and First Aid certification
  to Program Director. Fellows must receive
  training prior to being matched with a youth, or
  within 60 days of placement.
• Ensure that Fellows attend mandatory quarterly
  meetings, DJJDP Annual Conference, AmeriCorps
  related events, and any other events as scheduled
  by the Program Director
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Host Site Supervisor Responsibilities

• Notify in writing of any potential or actual
  liability due to on-site accidents (including
  issues of transportation) or claims.
• Provide adequate office space an office supplies
  at all times. Fellows should have access to a
  computer, printer, copier, telephone, a desk, and
  materials for marketing/recruitment.
• Understand that in a state or national emergency,
  the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow may be deployed to
  Raleigh to participate in disaster relief efforts
  for up to four days.
• Will receive 4 DJJDP on-site monitoring visits
  during the program year and possibly a visit from
  the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community
  Service
• Promote or display AmeriCorps sign/logo
• Ensure that Promise Fellows do not perform
  routine duties of the Administrative Assistant,
  Program Director/Coordinator, or other program
  staff
• Conduct performance appraisals on the Fellow

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AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Reporting

• Monthly (Due by 5th )
• Timesheets
• Travel Reimbursements and Cover Sheet
• ( 48.5 cents per mile)
• Promise Fellow Monthly Reports
• Recruitment Tracking
• Monthly Narrative

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Guidelines for Reports

• All Reports must be completed electronically,
  printed, and then signed
• If reports must be done manually (extenuating
  circumstances), then they must be completed in
  pen. Pencil will not be accepted.
• WHITE-OUT is NOT accepted for making corrections.
  Information needing correction must be crossed
  out, corrections must be initialed and dated.

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Resources

• Office of State Budget and Management
  (www.osbm.state.nc.us)
• For information on subsistence payment rates for
  Mileage Reimbursement, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
  and Lodging.
• Breakfast 7.50
• Lunch 9.75
• Dinner 16.75
• Lodging 63.75
• Effective as of July 1, 2007

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Questions?