The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) was awarded a $2,250,000 Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The 3-year project aims to scale NRPA's "Mentoring in Parks and Rec" initiative, providing group mentoring services to at-risk youth through out-of-school time programming at up to 20 local park and recreation agencies across 10 states. The project will integrate...
The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. (NPAL) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk youth through mentoring services. Specifically, NPAL will use the funding to expand its established mentoring program to provide small group mentoring to at-risk...
The National Cares Mentoring Movement Inc. (NCMM) received a $2.5 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to provide mentoring services under the Juvenile Mentoring Program. NCMM will use the funding to expand existing mentoring programs in nine geographic regions centered on an evidence-based curriculum for at-risk Black youth ages 12-17. Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to...
The Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...
This $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund the Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. to expand their successful mentoring initiative for at-risk and high-risk youth with disabilities. The funding will support providing one-on-one mentoring services to at least 205 youth ages 17 and younger across central and eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey through September 2025. Partners...
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Eluna, a non-profit organization, to provide targeted mentoring services to 415 youth ages 9-17 at high risk for opioid use and juvenile justice system involvement. The grant will support Eluna's Camp Mariposa program, which utilizes a group mentoring model to serve youth in both rural and urban locations. Camp Mariposa offers...
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to Youthbuild USA, Inc. under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant will enable Youthbuild USA to scale its peer mentoring model to address the impacts of violence exposure among at-risk youth ages 9-15, while maintaining mentoring services for opportunity youth ages 16-17 in 38 U.S. states. Specifically, Youthbuild USA will: 1) Expand peer mentoring by...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will provide $681,819 to Operation Restoration and Son of a Saint to deliver mentoring and support services to at-risk youth in New Orleans, Louisiana. The funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk youth and reduce negative outcomes like delinquency and substance abuse through mentoring....
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to the Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA), a minority and woman-owned non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. This 3-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to expand NORA's Jumpstart for a Better Tomorrow (JSBT) mentoring program to serve 150 middle school youth, ages 11-14, in the Cleveland...
The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc. (NPAL) received a $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program). The grant will support NPAL in providing mentoring services through its network of 100 local Police Athletic League (PAL) chapters to youth aged 6-17 who are at risk of delinquency, victimization, and/or juvenile justice system involvement. NPAL...
THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (NRPA) SEEKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PARK AND RECREATION (P & R) AGENCIES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE YOUTH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PREVENT, REDUCE, AND ADDRESS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND OTHER PROBLEM BEHAVIORS AMONG AT-RISK YOUTH IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMS IN LOCAL P & R. NRPA WILL BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS OF OUR MENTORING IN PARKS AND REC INITIATIVE, CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 10 STATES, TO EXPAND YOUTH MENTORING SERVICES INTO A MINIMUM OF 10 NEW STATES WHILE INTEGRATING TWO CORE FOCUS AREAS: 1) OST PROGRAMMING: THE PROPOSED APPROACH LEVERAGES THE POWER OF P & R AS SAFE OST SETTINGS FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; AND 2) DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI): INTENTIONALLY ADVANCING DEI BY TARGETING RACIALLY DIVERSE AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHILE INCREASING THE ABILITY OF P & R PROFESSIONALS, MENTORING/PROGRAM STAFF, AND MENTORS TO APPLY DEI CORE COMPETENCIES IN MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. NRPA WILL PROVIDE FUNDING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE TO 15 LOCAL P & R AGENCIES TO LEVERAGE NRPA'S YOUTH MENTORING FRAMEWORK TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED OST MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS THAT CENTER YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS. THROUGH NRPA'S REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, NRPA WILL ENGAGE A DIVERSE COHORT OF P & R AGENCIES TO PROVIDE MENTORING SERVICES TO YOUTH DISPROPORTIONATELY AT RISK OR HIGH RISK FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, VICTIMIZATION, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND/OR WHO HAVE LESS ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTORING SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY BLACK, HISPANIC, AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH; LGBTQ+ YOUTH; AND YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. P & R AGENCIES WILL ESTABLISH ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, PLUS IMPLEMENT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES AND REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. EACH GRANTEE WILL SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 350 YOUTH, INCLUDING 50 YOUTH THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND 300 THROUGH GROUP MENTORING, FOR A TOTAL OF 5,250 YOUTH SERVED THROUGH THIS PROJECT. NRPA WILL RECRUIT AND TRAIN 1,200 ADULT MENTORS (INCLUDING OST TEACHERS/COUNSELORS/COACHES) TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTORING SERVICES. NRPA WILL SUPPORT GRANTEES' IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO REACH AT LEAST 4,500 FAMILY MEMBERS. THE COHORT OF P & R SUBGRANTEES WILL PARTICIPATE IN NRPA'S EQUITY IN PRACTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO BUILD CORE COMPETENCIES IN DEI FOR APPLICATION INTO THEIR MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. NRPA WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR APPLYING DEI IN MENTORING PROGRAMS, AND FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND PROGRAM RESOURCES WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO 1,500 P & R PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF MENTORING PROGRAMS IN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES.