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 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 North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has been awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.812 - Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative). The grant will support the division's efforts to assess and improve its juvenile reentry system in partnership with the Council of State Governments. Key activities include the creation of a Family Advisory...
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 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. The grant will fund the implementation of the Break Every Chain Resource Center to strengthen the community-based second chance youth reentry program in Hoke and Scotland counties, North Carolina. The program will serve 60 youth annually, providing collaborative case...
The Community Support Services Organization was awarded a $784,195 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to provide wraparound, trauma-informed services to 120 youth ages 15-24 and their families. The 3-year program will deliver 90 days of pre-release and 30 days of post-release services, including youth development workshops, case management, individual service plans, and community resource development. The program aims 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...
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) received a $899,682 Project Grant award under the Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to address the nexus between education in prisons and post-release employment. The funding aims to provide transformative opportunities for successful reintegration into society for incarcerated students in Maryland's higher education and vocational training programs. The project will focus on the...
The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to serve 1,222 juvenile justice-involved youth returning to their communities across Oklahoma. The comprehensive, data-driven assessment conducted by OJA will drive the development and implementation of programmatic needs for this diverse population of youth. OJA has partnered with the Council of State Government to assist in...
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender will receive $749,362 through September 2025 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Community Engagement Reentry Project, which will develop and implement release plans for incarcerated individuals in Maryland with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Services include identifying client needs, release advocacy and planning, referrals and...