Northern virginia family service, INC. Proposes to implement the intervention, education, and prevention (IPE) program to increase girls protective factors and reduce their risk of gang involvement or…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $560,080 Project Grant to Northern Virginia Family Service, Inc. under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System federal grant program (CFDA 16.830). The grant will fund the Intervention, Education, and Prevention (IEP) program, which aims to increase protective factors and reduce the risk of gang involvement or eliminate current gang involvement for girls in the Northern Virginia region. Northern Virginia Family Service, Inc. will provide victim-centered and trauma-informed case management services to girls and their families, as well as enhanced services tailored to the needs of program participants. The IEP program takes a participant-centered approach, incorporating the youth's own goals into their service plans, which may focus on areas such as parental and educational support, connecting to positive activities, or social-emotional learning. The three-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

Northern virginia family service, INC. Proposes to implement the intervention, education, and prevention (IPE) program to increase girls protective factors and reduce their risk of gang involvement or eliminate their current gang involvement in the northern virginia region of the washington, D.C. Metro area. Northern virginia family service, INC. Will provide victim-centered and trauma-informed case management services to girls and their family members and enhanced services to the families of intervention, education, and prevention-referred girls. Intervention, education, and prevention is participant-centered and incorporates the youths own goals in the creation of their service plans which may cover goals focused on parental and educational support, connecting to positive recreational and community activities, or social-emotional learning.