Who We Are...
Community Coach of Central Florida is a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization that has all the tools in place to get to work.
Our outreach to the community is an effort we take pride in. Through these efforts, we strive to instill core values into each
young man/woman that we work with. It is with our efforts and your community involvement that each life we touch will
make a positive impression in their community.
Our calling to do our part in making a change in this epidemic has only strengthened and the support has been overwhelming.
We are blessed to have a wonderful board of Directors, relationships with DJJ (Department of Juvenile Justice), Teen Court of
Lake County, Lake County Sheriff's Office, and various School Counselors and local Principals.
Did You Know?
When youth enjoy a regular, positive activity with an adult over the course of a year, those kids are 46% less likely to begin using drugs, 27% less likely to begin using alcohol, and 52% less likely to skip school. This decreases drug-related suspensions, drug-related crime, and the number of babies born drug-affected.
In Fiscal Year 2009-10, it cost $19,469 a year or $53.34 a day to feed, clothe, house, educate and provide medical services for an inmate at any state facility, and $15,498 to do so at a prison for adult males, which are the majority of individuals incarcerated in the Florida state prison system.
Juveniles in prison have histories of criminal conduct. A study by DOC of all juveniles in prison on February 28, 1999 shows that virtually all (98.7%) of these offenders had prior juvenile records. Also these juveniles had an average of 16 arrests, an average of 3.4 violent arrests, and two thirds had more than ten arrests. Additionally, nine of every ten of these juvenile offenders were arrested for a violent crime and more than 60% were arrested for three or more violent crimes.
During FY 2008-09 a total of 85,527 distinct youth were referred to DJJ. Of those youth, 47,139 (55%) committed misdemeanors. In fact misdemeanors account for over half of the referrals to DJJ and are typically the most common offenses juveniles commit.
The cost of processing a youth through the system is an estimated $5000. This does not include the daily cost to feed, clothe, house, educate, and provide medical services as inmates. A prevention program like Community Coach of Central Florida would save Florida Taxpayers $$$$.
The fact is, without some kind of prevention plan in place, the 63% return rate these kids face will be inevitable.