The NC Youth Violence Prevention Center has been fortunate to build partnerships with schools, organizations and community leaders across the state of North Carolina. Thanks to the dedicated work of our staff and support from our community partners, NC-YVPC has been working to support the needs of families in counties across North Carolina since 2010.
NC-YVPC Partners
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Dr. Smokowski was a professor in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work when he established the cooperative agreement that created the North Carolina Academic Center for Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention. We currently collaborate with UNC-Chapel Hill on a substance use prevention initiative
Find Out More: https://www.unc.edu/
Robeson County Government
The Robeson County Government has served as NC-YVPC’s fiscal agent since it became a non-profit
Find Out More: https://www.co.robeson.nc.us/robeson-county-administration-commi
Richmond County Government
We work with Richmond County government to facilitate the Richmond County Teen Court program.
Find Out More: https://www.richmondnc.com/
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
The NCDPS provides funding for many of our initiatives through the Governor’s Crime Commission.
FInd Out More: https://www.ncdps.gov/
National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice provided funding for our randomized trial of Teen Courts in schools.
Find Out More: https://nij.ojp.gov/
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
The CDC helped to create the NC-YVPC with a cooperative agreement in 2010.
Find Out More: https://www.cdc.gov/
Columbus County Schools
Columbus County Schools collaborated with us on Teen Courts in schools.
Find Out More: http://www2.columbus.k12.nc.us/main/
North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission
NCGCC provides financial support for our Teen Court, Parenting Wisely, and our Victim Empowerment and Education Program (VEEP).
Find Out More: https://www.ncdps.gov/about-dps/boards-and-commissions/governors-crime-commission
Sponsors
- PostNet Lumberton
- Shaw Office Supplies Inc.
- Lumberton Bowling Center
- Lumberton NC Chamber of Commerce
- Sonic Lumberton
- CoRE INC