Buncombe Alternatives, Inc.
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Buncombe Alternatives, Inc. has operated since 1982 and runs Buncombe County’s only juvenile community service and restitution program.
Best for
- Buncombe County juveniles ages 11–18 referred for restorative justice
- Juvenile offenders seeking diversion from court or out-of-school suspension after admitting guilt
- Court-ordered community service or victim restitution
- Middle school students eligible for school-based Teen Court
- Adults or youth seeking volunteer roles in Teen Court or restorative community service
Look elsewhere if
- Adults seeking conventional legal representation
- People needing services outside juvenile restorative justice, diversion, community service, or restitution programs
- Juveniles who have not admitted guilt or do not meet the program’s referral requirements
Specialties
- Buncombe County Teen Court for juvenile offenders ages 11–18 who have admitted guilt
- School-Based Teen Court as an alternative to out-of-school suspension
- Juvenile restorative community service and victim restitution
- Earned restitution wages of $7 per hour for up to $700 or 100 hours
What makes them different
- Only community service and restitution program in Buncombe County or the city of Asheville
- Buncombe County Teen Court holds hearings at the Buncombe County Courthouse on the second and fourth Monday of each month
- Teen Court accepts juvenile offenders ages 11–18 who have admitted guilt and voluntarily agreed to participate
- Earn & Learn serves both diverted and adjudicated youth through supervised work and interactive journals
- Organization has operated since 1982
- Years in business
- 44
- Serves
- Asheville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 70 Woodfin Pl Ste 127, Asheville, NC 28801-2591
- Phone
- 18282521918
- Website
- https://buncombealternatives.org
Services
- Juvenile restorative justice programs
- Teen court diversion
- School-based juvenile diversion
- Court-ordered community service
- Victim restitution support
- Youth and adult volunteer programs