The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $694,937 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC). The funding will support CPNYC's "Voices from Afar: Strengthening Connections between Children and Incarcerated Parents" program. Key activities include strengthening relationships with correctional facilities, facilitating trauma-informed trainings for...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $596,819 project grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. The grant will fund the implementation of the Family Re-Entry Support & Help (FRESH) program, which seeks to enhance relationships between incarcerated parents and their minor children, provide services to the children during incarceration, and...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,814 project grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). The grant funding will enable DYCD to partner with the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) to expand a fatherhood initiative pilot at Rikers Correctional Facility. The goal of the fatherhood initiative is to empower...
This $691,814 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) will support the Vanderburgh Parenting Reentry Program implemented by the Vanderburgh County Superior Court in Indiana. The program aims to improve services for incarcerated individuals, their children, and their families, with a focus on marginalized Black, Haitian, and Latino communities. Key services include...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,811 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Volunteers of America Northern New England (VOANNE). The grant will fund the "Uplifting Families Together" project, which aims to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents/caregivers and their minor children in York and Cumberland Counties, Maine. The project will implement programs and...
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,814 project grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to North Carolina Families United, Inc. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the STARR (Start Talking About Rebuilding Relationships) program. This initiative aims to address the challenges faced by incarcerated parents and their families by offering evidence-based services such as...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) provides $691,814 to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to support their "Parents and Children Together (PACT)" initiative. The program is designed to assist fathers appearing before the Franklin County Common Pleas Court who are at risk of long-term incarceration, as well as incarcerated fathers in the Franklin...
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections will use a $741,960 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement the THRIVE (Therapeutic, Restorative, and Inspired Visitation Enhancement) program. Under this Children of Incarcerated Parents grant, the Department will plan, build, and design family-friendly visitation spaces and updated safety protocols for children visiting...
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $694,937 Project Grant (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) to the County of Beaver, Pennsylvania. The primary activity of this 3-year grant from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 is to promote positive family engagement between incarcerated parents and their children. The goals include reducing recidivism rates for parents and decreasing antisocial behaviors and juvenile justice system...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $525,000 Project Grant under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System program (CFDA 16.830) to Civic Heart Community Services, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas. The grant will fund the VOICES Program, an evidence-based wraparound model that addresses the needs of justice-involved girls aged 17 and younger in Harris County, Texas in a holistic, trauma-informed, culturally...