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Bella Jarvis

Cohort 4

Jurisdiction: Mecklenburg County

University: NC A&T

Hometown: Bridgeport, CT

Biography

Isabella Jarvis served her fellowship in Mecklenburg County. She was primarily responsible for working with the Mecklenburg County Community Support Services to identify past case trends to prevent and intervene in future domestic violence instances. She created a complex data tool to help the department monitor cases. Additionally, Jarvis created collaborative educational events for domestic violence support providers. She also facilitated a domestic violence survivor’s focus group.

Before LFNC

Jarvis graduated from North Carolina A&T State University and is a first-generation college graduate. In college, she started her own business, served as a peer mentor, and was an Amazon Prime student ambassador.

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