( FACILITATION-ACCESS-COMMUNITY-EDUCATION) F.A.C.E. Team VICINAGE I Atlantic/Cape May Counties

WHO ARE WE?

The F.A.C.E. Team was established as an outreach committee to communicate what the court had to offer in the following areas, customer service, initiatives, educational partnerships, potential recruitment opportunities, internships, and volunteer programs.

WHO ARE THE F.A.C.E. TEAM MEMBERS?

The F.A.C.E. Team consists of: Ombudsman/Community Liaison EEO/Affirmative Action Officer Volunteer Coordinator Services Training Coordinator

Ombudsman/Community Liaison Conduct Outreaches into Local Communities Attend Outreach Events with EEO/AA & Volunteer Coordinator & provide information and support to Court Greeters Improve Court Access to Court Users Continue efforts with Media Outlets, TV, Radio, etc. Coordinate Court Tours and Track Ombudsman Community/ Liasion

The F.A.C.E. Team consists of: Ombudsman/Community Liaison EEO/Affirmative Action Officer Volunteer Coordinator Services Training Coordinator

EEO/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER Conduct Outreaches into Local Communities Focus on grassroots community outreach, i.e. middle & high schools, churches, civic organizations Conduct Career and Recruitment Orientations Work with Minority Concerns Committee Improve court access to court users Provide information on recruitment information via media outlets Contact key community leaders in schools and churches for tours EEO/ Affirmative Action Officer

The F.A.C.E. Team consists of: Ombudsman/Community Liaison EEO/Affirmative Action Officer Volunteer Coordinator Services Training Coordinator

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR SERVICES Conduct outreaches into local communities Conduct specific outreaches to local civic organizations, churches, etc. Write letters to local community leaders Recruit and train volunteers to serve as greeters Use local media as an outreach tool for public access Assist with court tours as needed Assist with training as needed Collect key contact information Volunteer Coordinator Services

The F.A.C.E. Team consists of: Ombudsman/Community Liaison EEO/Affirmative Action Officer Volunteer Coordinator Services Training Coordinator

TRAINING COORDINATOR Assist with outreach materials as needed Coordinate tours for employees as part of re-orientation Coordinate training events as needed Providing measurement tools to gauge success or lack thereof Coordinate training events as needed Training Coordinator

Establish C.O.P. (Community Outreach Partnership) Committee C.O.P. Committee

The new C.O.P. (Community Outreach Partnership) Committee was implemented by the F.A.C.E. Team to centralize divisional community outreach efforts. –Enable us to see if we are meeting the community needs, and to help eliminate unknowns, namely who is doing what/where. –Evaluate and monitor successes –Support, coordinate, share and spotlight efforts –Centralizing all of the courts efforts –Outline of a Judiciary Story to ensure consistency of information delivery –Representatives from each division and courthouse are on the committee. Meetings are held on an as needed basis –An evaluation form is now used to get feedback from the organizations that we partner with –A site was created to capture all Vicinage Community Outreach efforts

How do we communicate our Message? And to Who?

PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING A Learning Partnership Brochure was created and mailed to various community organizations to explain our program.

COURTS AND COMMUNITY SHARING RESPONSIBILITY For the school years the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage developed a series of workshops on court related topics to share with sophomore, junior and senior students, at risk students and students who are victims or witnesses of crimes. Each session will last 35 minutes.

Sample Course Curriculum SESSION # TOPICSPEAKERDIVISION 1General Introduction- Judiciary Overview F.A.C.E TeamTCS 2Traffic ViolationsCourt Representative from Division Municipal 3Possession of Marijuana/Drug Paraphernalia. Drug Offenses other than Marijuana-Alcohol Court Representative from Division Probation 4Simple Assault and Battery/Date Rape Court Representative from Division Family 5DV/Disorderly ConductCourt Representative from Division Family 6Theft/LarcenyCourt Representative from Division Criminal

( FACILITATION-ACCESS-COMMUNITY-EDUCATION) F.A.C.E. Team BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY VICINAGE I Atlantic/Cape May Counties