Project Grant 2020YBFX0008

Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. will use a $739,322 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth and families impacted by opioids and other substances in Princeton, West Virginia. The funding supports the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative program and will allow Child Protect to provide mentoring, trauma-focused therapy, and...

The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and Families, a non-profit organization in Southern New Jersey, has received a $570,106 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) program. This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, will enable The Alcove to expand its services in Atlantic County, New Jersey to address grief, trauma, and family issues...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $745,579 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to Family & Children's Service (FCS), a nonprofit organization in Nashville, Tennessee. The purpose of this 3-year award is to implement the Opioid Affected Youth Program, which will provide coordinated mental health services, case management, and other supports for children and families impacted by opioid...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $741,975 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to SRI International to implement the "Supporting Kinship Care to Improve Outcomes for Opioid-Affected Youth" project. This 3-year project aims to enhance engagement, behavioral, and academic outcomes for opioid-affected youth in Lincoln and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia by training and coaching...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to The Up Center, a non-profit family services agency in Norfolk, Virginia. The grant will fund a 3-year community-based Opioid Affected Youth Program that will utilize the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) to provide treatment and recovery services for up to 70 youth under 18 and their...

The Cape May County Council On Alcoholism And Drug Abuse, Inc. (dba Cape Assist) was awarded a $741,975 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.842 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative) to implement the Kinship Connection Project. The project aims to build upon Cape Assist's existing prevention efforts and develop a client management referral database and case-management process to effectively support children and youth...

Amudim Community Resources, Inc. was awarded $739,322 under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative federal grant program administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support the development and implementation of coordinated prevention and intervention strategies for youth ages 10 to 17 and their families impacted by opioids and other substances in the greater New York and New Jersey area....

Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of Indiana, Inc. was awarded $739,322 under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative program of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The three-year project grant will support the development and implementation of coordinated prevention, intervention, and family support strategies for approximately 150 youth in foster care and their kinship families impacted by opioids and other...

The RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery's Southern Ocean County Interfaith Advocacy and Leadership (SOCIAL) Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 5-year grant will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce underage alcohol and e-cigarette use among youth 18 and younger in Southern Ocean County, New Jersey. Key activities include disseminating informational...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $741,975 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to the Westcare Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization headquartered in Henderson, Nevada. This three-year grant aims to increase public safety in the Eastside Promise Zone by developing and implementing effective, data-driven, coordinated, and sustainable prevention and intervention strategies, as well as...