Cooperative Agreement 90AP2692

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) to provide a mentoring program called "Youth Averted from Delinquency (YAD)" to 90 juvenile justice system-engaged youth ages 10-17 in Kerr County, Texas over three years. The YAD program aims to improve outcomes for this population through evidence-based group mentoring,...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550), supports the Lifeworks Young Parents Program in Austin, Texas. The Lifeworks Young Parents Program will deliver a range of comprehensive support services over a 5-year project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. These services are designed to help runaway...

The Vanderburgh County Superior Courts Project received a $691,814 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) to implement the Vanderburgh Parenting Reentry Program. The program aims to improve services for incarcerated individuals, their children, and their families, with a focus on underserved Black, Haitian, and Latino communities in southern Indiana. Key program components...

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) was awarded a $691,814 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) to expand a fatherhood initiative pilot at Rikers Correctional Facility. The goal of the fatherhood initiative is to empower incarcerated fathers to become self-sufficient and strengthen their bonds with their children and community. The three-year...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has been awarded a $691,814 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) to support the Parents and Children Together (PACT) initiative. This three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, is designed to offer an array of individualized services to fathers appearing before the Franklin County Common Pleas Court at risk...

The $250,000 five-year federal Project Grant award (Grant ID 90YZ0067) was provided by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). The funding supports the United Action For Youth (UAY), a non-profit organization in Iowa, in operating a maternity group home and delivering comprehensive services to runaway and homeless youth aged 16-22 in Southeast Iowa. Key services provided through this grant include safe...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $445,500 Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program grant (CFDA 93.060) to The Yunion, a minority-owned, non-profit organization based in Detroit, Michigan. This 3-year project grant, running from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2027, will provide comprehensive youth programming focused on sexual health education, counseling, and positive youth development. The Yunion has expertise in...

The Volunteers of America Northern New England (VOANNE) was awarded a $691,811 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) to implement the "Uplifting Families Together" project. The purpose of this 3-year project is to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents/caregivers and their minor children in York and Cumberland Counties, Maine. Key activities include implementing...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to Citizens For Safe Yakima Valley Communities (doing business as Citizens For Safe Communities) to operate the Safe Yakima Youth Mentoring Program. This 3-year program will engage 300 youth aged 10-17 who are receiving substance use disorder treatment or have parents in treatment. The program provides 39 hours of one-on-one mentoring, 10 hours of drug prevention training using...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787) to the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC), a non-profit organization in San Diego, California. The grant supports UYC's provision of evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education programming for youth aged 10-19, with a focus on topics such as self-regulation, healthy relationships, and...