Through their outreach and tracking program and youth transition center (YTC), tide family services will service at-risk youth age throughout the state of rhode island

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 involved with probation, with a goal of family preservation and school completion. The YTC is a collaboration between Tides Family Services, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the Rhode Island Training School to help youth ages 13 to 19 prepare for release and meet probation conditions, emphasizing responsibility and prevention to avoid re-entry into the juvenile justice system.

The outreach and tracking program is a community-based, intensive supervision program with a goal of family preservation and school completion with youth ages 6 to 18 and families involved with probation. The YTC program is a unique collaboration between tides, the department of children, youth and families and the rhode island training school for male and female youth, aged 13 to 19. The YTC will help youth to prepare for release from the rhode island training school and to meet the conditions of their probation, emphasizing responsibility and prevention strategies to avoid RE-entry into the juvenile justice system.