Good News: Officer Hayes-Dunnell Receives Recognition For Work With Youth

     Grain Valley Police officer Shawnda Hayes-Dunnell received acknowledgement for her work with the youth of Grain Valley through her work as a School Resource Officer and mentor during the annual Eastern Jackson County Youth Court graduation on Thursday, November 19th in Blue Springs..
     Youth Court is a youth diversion program operating under the jurisdiction of the Jackson County Family Court. In addition to her work with the Youth Court program, Hayes-Dunnell assisted in the development and implementation of the department’s Camp FOCUS, and recently developed a new Life Skills program for at-risk juveniles in collaboration with the Youth Court.