The federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), funds the Youth Oasis Resilient Futures Program. This $784,195 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, supports a community-based reentry program for youth ages 16-22 exiting the juvenile justice system in Louisiana. The program provides pre-release case management, housing assistance, skill-building across...
The Louisiana Parole Project has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). This funding will strengthen the mental health and substance abuse screening and assessment process for individuals preparing to return to the community after serving long sentences in prison. The grant will support a mental health care team of two Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and one...
The Louisiana Parole Project (LPP) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to support its Employment Enhancement Program. The Program will connect individuals on parole in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to employment opportunities and training prior to and after release through establishing communication between corrections officials and regional...
The Jefferson Parish Government was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Jefferson Parish Reentry Program. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812), with a completion date of September 30, 2025. The Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative aims to reduce recidivism and help individuals returning from prisons and jails to successfully...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $705,664 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to Inspire Together, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in South Los Angeles, California. The grant will fund a 3-year project to provide pre-release case management and linkage to supportive services for 200 youth transitioning from the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall to the South Los Angeles community. Key services will...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $784,195 Project Grant to The Children's Village, a non-profit organization, under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will support the implementation of a "Reentry to Success" program that provides comprehensive case management and community-based services to assist youth transitioning from the Westchester County Youth Detention Facilities back into their...
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) in New Orleans, Louisiana was awarded a $985,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant funding will enable OPSO to implement a formal reentry program for the approximately 1,000-1,100 individuals housed at the Orleans Justice Center, 90% of whom are African-American and at high risk of recidivism. Key program components include...
The City of New Orleans Orleans Parish Juvenile Court (OPJC) will use a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to implement the Orleans Parish Healing Centered Cultural Continuum and New Orleans' first Youth Mental Health Court. The program will provide 100 system-involved youth exhibiting mental health or substance use disorders with comprehensive case...
The Juvenile Affairs Oklahoma Office Of (OJA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from 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 OJA's comprehensive, data-driven assessment to identify current needs and practices for 1,222 juvenile justice-involved youth returning to their communities across Oklahoma. OJA has partnered with the Council of State Government...
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...