The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Voices Of Our Sisters, Inc., in collaboration with community partner Rectify. The funding will support the delivery of holistic, evidence-based reentry programming for youth returning to Baltimore, Maryland. Key services include assessments, one-on-one case management, group support, social development...
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) received a $899,682 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The funding will be used to address the critical nexus between education in prisons and post-release employment, aiming to provide transformative opportunities for successful reintegration into society for incarcerated students in Maryland's...
This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will allow Healthcare Access Maryland, a community-based non-profit organization, to implement a 3-year program called Returning Citizens Community Connections. The program will provide 60 days of intensive post-release care coordination services, including Medicaid enrollment assistance, navigation to primary care and behavioral...
The Damascus House Community Development Corporation (DHCDC) will provide reentry services to 250 formerly incarcerated individuals over three years through a $745,739 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant was awarded on October 3, 2022 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). Specifically, DHCDC will implement the Ristore Second Chance Program to deliver cognitive behavioral therapies, trauma-informed...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $784,194 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Black Family Development, Inc., a non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant will fund the organization's "Second Chance Reentry Program" to provide intensive, team-based support services for youth in nine Wayne County zip codes. The program will deliver interventions across six...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $705,604 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the Maggies Outreach Community Economic Development Center in Raeford, North Carolina. The grant will fund the implementation of the Break Every Chain Resource Center to strengthen the community-based second chance youth reentry program, which serves 60 youth annually in Hoke and Scotland counties. The...
The Iowa Department of Human Rights (DHR), Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP) will receive $1.5 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to expand the efforts of Iowa's Juvenile Reentry Task Force (JRTF). The goal is to promote positive youth outcomes, increase public safety, and reduce recidivism among justice-involved youth returning to their communities from...
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $879,504 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the MBI Research Institute (MBIRI). The grant will fund the MBI Reentry Wellness Program, which aims to advance equity and remove barriers to services and opportunities for communities in Wards 7 and 8 of Washington, D.C. that have been historically underserved and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and poverty. The program will...
This Project Grant award of $750,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will support Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, in implementing the B-READY: The Brownsville Reentry Program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The program aims to serve 100 youth ages 12-18 who are assessed as moderate risk and are returning...
The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services will partner with Justice Works Youth Care to implement the Clark County Youth Reintegration Program. Funded by a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the program will utilize evidence-based methodologies to reduce recidivism among youth exiting the Spring Mountain Youth Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Running from October 1, 2022 to...
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES (DJS) WILL IMPLEMENT THE DJS SECOND CHANCE COMMUNITY-BASED REENTRY PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE IS TODEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND BEST PRACTICES COMMUNITY-BASED REENTRY PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO DJS FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A REENTRY ADVISORY BOARD, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED RISK AND NEED SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY REENTRY COLLABORATIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION TEAM, AND DESIGNATING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE POST-RELEASE CARE COORDINATION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO ADDRESS THE REENTRY NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS EXITING THE COMMITTED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES, REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM, AND REGULAR PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.