Group reducing juvenile crime, drop out rate taps McAuliffe for steering committee

OLYMPIA – A King County program aimed at reducing juvenile crime and the resulting incarceration with targeted intervention programs has selected Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell, to serve on the group’s steering committee.

The Reinvesting in Youth program is a partnership of community representatives and city and county government representatives in King County. The Puget Sound Educational Service District is the lead agency.

“A big part of this program is reducing dropout rates in our schools, we know that many kids who don’t finish school face higher risk factors for incarceration, so getting in front of this with intervention programs is an effective way of saving money in our criminal justice system and using it for programs that help kids” McAuliffe said.

Reinvesting in Youth launched the program in 2007 with research that supports best practices and is committed to bringing the new strategies to schools in King County.

McAuliffe is chair of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee.

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