City council approves funding for local youth diversion program

CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be used to help kids and teens who have been charged with misdemeanor crimes.

Charlotte City Council unanimously voted on Monday to accept $238,000 from Mecklenburg County’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.

Officials said 5,300 kids have participated in the program.

The city said 90% of them did not commit another crime for at least a year.