The projects purpose is to promote positive youth outcomes and public safety while reducing recidivism by assisting youth to successfully transition from juvenile residential facilities back to…

This $784,194 Project Grant award from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) supports Sbcs Corporation, a non-profit organization in Chula Vista, California, in assisting youth to successfully transition from juvenile residential facilities back to their communities.

The key objectives are to: 1) Expand and strengthen prosocial, evidence-informed programming for youth in long-term custody and reentering the community; 2) Conduct pre- and post-program assessments of risk and protective factors, employment aptitude and interests, and social and emotional needs and strengths of youth; 3) Develop and implement comprehensive pre- and post-release individual rehabilitation plans; 4) Implement and expand supportive, trauma-informed, evidence-based programming and services for at least 48 youth; and 5) Provide individualized, community-based wraparound supports to at least 36 youth post-reentry over the 3-year grant period ending September 30, 2026.

The projects purpose is to promote positive youth outcomes and public safety while reducing recidivism by assisting youth to successfully transition from juvenile residential facilities back to their communities. This will be accomplished by expanding and strengthening prosocial, evidence-informed programming for youth in long-term custody and reentering the community; conducting pre- and post-program assessments of risk and protective factors, employment aptitude and interests, and social and emotional needs and strengths of youth; developing and implementing comprehensive pre- and post-release individual rehabilitation plans for each youth; implementing and expanding supportive, trauma-informed, evidence-based programing and services for at least 48 youth based on positive and creative youth development practices; and providing individualized, community-based wraparound supports to at least 36 youth (12 per year) post reentry.