THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES AND CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES. OUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH. OUR VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPAND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SECURE LONG-TERM RESOURCES THAT WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF OUR REHABILITATIVE PROCESSES AND INTERVENTIONS IMPACTING MORE THAN 1,500 FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH WHO ARE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. FIVE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CREATING A RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN FOR COMMUNITY MENTORS, ESTABLISHING A MENTOR TEAM LEADER MODEL, CREATING A REENTRY TRANSITION GUIDE TO BE USED BY YOUTH TRANSITIONING INTO PAROLE, TRAINING CASE MANAGERS ON BEST PRACTICES IN GROUP PROCESSES, AND ESTABLISHING A PEER RECOVERY COACH MODEL. WE ARE PROPOSING A THREE-YEAR PROJECT ENGAGING FIVE MEMBERS EACH YEAR.