The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,180,000 Project Grant to the County of Contra Costa, California to deliver the "Policing the Teen Brain (PTB)" training program to all patrol and probation officers throughout the county. The PTB training, developed by Strategies for Youth (SFY), aims to equip law enforcement with skills to divert young people from arrest and address racial disparities in juvenile justice...
The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY) was awarded a $702,519 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to hire "CARY Youth Advisors" and provide trauma-informed, school-based programming at three high schools in the Austin and Manor Independent School Districts. The CARY Youth Advisors will conduct the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) curriculum with 100 students per year over two school...
The Solano County Superior Court in Fairfield, CA was awarded a $920,077 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.043). The 48-month grant will enhance the court's existing VTC program established in 2014. Key project activities include reducing disparities, implementing evidence-based screening tools, employing a case manager, offering recovery housing and...
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will use a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand its Reentry Educational Vocational and Mentoring Program (REVAMP) at Santa Rita Jail in Oakland, California. The funding is provided under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), which aims to help individuals returning from incarceration successfully reintegrate into their communities. Specifically,...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Tides Family Services Inc. a $120,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to support the Outreach and Tracking Program and Youth Transition Center (YTC) from March 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Outreach and Tracking Program is a community-based, intensive supervision program serving at-risk youth ages 6 to 18 and their families...
The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to implement the Clark County Reintegration Program in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program aims to improve follow-up and completion of clinical services, and enhance the juvenile justice system's capacity to achieve positive outcomes for justice-involved youth exiting Spring Mountain Youth Camp placement. Key...
This $963,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will fund a comprehensive initiative by Beit T'shuvah to reduce crime through substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment. Key components include: Subsidizing treatment costs to increase capacity for recovery services targeting justice-involved clients, with the goal of reducing recidivism. Expanding the Partners in...
The Workforce Investment Board Of The City Of LOS Angeles was awarded a $2,292,253 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on October 1, 2017 to implement the Los Angeles Regional Plan to Improve Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. The grant was awarded under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program to support regional plans and programs that prevent recidivism and improve...
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...
This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...