What is the Area Project Board (APB)?

Neighborhoods that are directly involved with Dove send representatives to the Area Project Board.  To be a part of Dove and this board, a group must have set boundaries, select officers, set goals and part of those goals must be to have activities for youth and a focus on prevention services for youth.  APB meets every month on the 3^rd Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at 302 S. Union, Decatur.  Representatives discuss the successes in their neighborhoods and issues they are currently dealing with. Funding for neighborhood initiatives and are granted on a yearly basis.  This funding comes from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).

Community Services is a part of the Illinois Council of Area Projects  (ICAP). Membership is open to local groups who receive Illinois Department of Human Services community service funding which are engaged in the work of juvenile delinquency prevention through the involvement of indigenous residents, organized as community committees. An Area Project is a body whose purpose is to develop, manage and provide programs to change social, cultural and environmental conditions targeting at-risk youth and their quality of life. Neighborhood representatives and service providers across Illinois come together to share new ideas and focus on common goals.