If we have additional restorations, I would urge the Board to start a program recommended by the Community Action Commission to help single mothers to get and hold stable jobs that will begin their path out of poverty. Increasing High School Graduation Rate Increasing high school graduation can be assisted by family support efforts and social services linked to the schools. In addition, we will continue our work in school based health clinics and propose to use additional revenue from health plan reimbursements to open a new clinic. Inc. Through the Health Department, I am providing additional community health nurses to assist clients through the Caring Communities and Family Resource Centers. Reducing Crime Crime is decreasing in our community and we need to make sure it continues to decline while we improve people's sense of safety.
Juvenile crime is a problem which needs special attention, especially violent juvenile crime.
The Local Public Safety Council and the Multnomah Commission on Children and Families have jointly designed a plan for fighting juvenile crime with sanctions, services and prevention measures. Other programs will focus on youth accountability and staying in school. The focus is on truancy follow up, mentoring, and family services. The system of sanctions for youth on probation will include increased community service, victim restitution and a combined day reporting center and school for youth released from detention. Using the latest research about what works to reduce recidivism, the Department of Juvenile and Adult Community Justice has designed a new system of supervision which targets resources to those who pose the greatest danger to the public.