§ 11311 — Definitions

In this subchapter— (1) the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term in section 6472 of title 20; (2) the term “eligible entity” means— (A) a unit of local government that is in compliance with the requirements of part B of subchapter II; or (B) a nonprofit organization in partnership with a unit of local government described in subparagraph (A); (3) the term “delinquency prevention program” means a delinquency prevention program that is evidence-based or promising and that may include— (A) alcohol and substance abuse prevention or treatment services; (B) tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics; (C) child and adolescent health and mental health services; (D) recreation services; (E) leadership and youth development activities; (F) the teaching that individuals are and should be held accountable for their actions; (G) assistance in the development of job training skills; (H) youth mentoring programs; (I) after-school programs; (J) coordination of a continuum of services that may include— (i) early childhood development services; (ii) voluntary home visiting programs; (iii) nurse-family partnership programs; (iv) parenting skills training; (v) child abuse prevention programs; (vi) family stabilization programs; (vii) child welfare services; (viii) family violence intervention programs; (ix) adoption assistance programs; (x) emergency, transitional and permanent housing assistance; (xi) job placement and retention training; (xii) summer jobs programs; (xiii) alternative school resources for youth who have dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy; (xiv) conflict resolution skill training; (xv) restorative justice programs; (xvi) mentoring programs; (xvii) targeted gang prevention, intervention and exit services; (xviii) training and education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents; and (xix) pre-release, post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth with transitioning back into and reentering the community; and (K) other data-driven evidence-based or promising prevention programs; (4) the term “local policy board”, when used with respect to an eligible entity, means a policy board that the eligible entity will engage in the development of the eligible entity’s plan described in section 11313(e)(5) of this title, and that includes— (A) (B) a balanced representation of— (i) public agencies and private nonprofit organizations serving juveniles and their families; and (ii) business and industry; (C) at least one representative of the faith community, one adjudicated youth, and one parent of an adjudicated youth; and (D) in the case of an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(B), a representative of the nonprofit organization of the eligible entity; (5) the term “mentoring” means matching 1 adult with 1 or more youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement through regularly scheduled meetings for not less than 9 months; (6) the term “State advisory group” means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 11133(a) of this title; and (7) the term “State entity” means the State agency designated under section 11133(a)(1) of this title or the entity receiving funds under section 11133(d) of this title.