King countys department of community and human services, children, youth and young adult division (cyyad) proposes to build on efforts to end the use of secure detention for youth by 2025 and to…

The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.827 - Justice Reinvestment Initiative) to build on efforts to end the use of secure detention for youth by 2025 and implement innovative recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programming. The key goals and activities of the grant include: (1) developing the infrastructure and systems of Restorative Community Pathways, (2) deepening and broadening community connections through a Restorative Community Pathways advisory body, and (3) strengthening partnerships to transform the juvenile legal system. The grant will enable DCHS to work closely with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community-based agencies to achieve these objectives and strategically reinvest cost savings into community-based prevention and intervention programs.

King countys department of community and human services, children, youth and young adult division (cyyad) proposes to build on efforts to end the use of secure detention for youth by 2025 and to implement innovative recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programming, and strategically reinvest resulting cost savings into community-based prevention and intervention programs.together with black, indigenous, and people of color community-based agencies, cyyad staff propose activities to meet the following goals and objectives: (1) develop the infrastructure and systems of restorative community pathways (RCP), (2) deepen and broaden community connections through an RCP community advisory body, and (3) strengthen partnerships to transform the juvenile legal system.