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,...
The Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership Inc. (Reg Youth) has received a $237,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will support Reg Youth's StreetSafe Bridgeport program, an evidence-based violence interruption model using outreach workers and "credible messengers" to serve at-risk youth ages 14-24 engaged in or at high risk...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Tides Family Services Inc. a $120,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to support the Outreach and Tracking Program and Youth Transition Center (YTC) from March 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Outreach and Tracking Program is a community-based, intensive supervision program serving at-risk youth ages 6 to 18 and their families...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,180,000 Project Grant to the County of Contra Costa, California to deliver the "Policing the Teen Brain (PTB)" training program to all patrol and probation officers throughout the county. The PTB training, developed by Strategies for Youth (SFY), aims to equip law enforcement with skills to divert young people from arrest and address racial disparities in juvenile justice...
This $523,234 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) supports the Mission of Restoration for Youth project in Bexar County, Texas. The project aims to: 1) improve understanding of racial/ethnic disproportionalities and disparities in the juvenile justice system; 2) strengthen youth and family voice; 3) connect youth and families to culturally responsive...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $475,000 to Youth Outreach Services under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543), which aims to ensure equivalent access to drug court programs and examine related program data. Specifically, Youth Outreach Services will implement effective interventions...
The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) was awarded a $1,483,412 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Funding will support community-based programs delivered by 21 sub-awardees across Ohio to provide services to at-risk youth ages 10-17, with a focus on...
The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) received a $1,531,403 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to support efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities (RED) in the juvenile justice system and promote positive youth development (PYD). The funding will be used to provide delinquency prevention services targeting at-risk African American...
Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (Ryse) will provide housing navigation, life skills training, behavioral health services, and economic development support to at-risk youth in Hawaii through a $600,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The goal of the Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care program (CFDA 16.049) is to promote positive youth outcomes...
The Youth & Family Services Inc. was awarded a $499,999 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). The grant will support the organization's implementation of a comprehensive community project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to develop prevention, intervention,...