Project Grant V420A160021

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Brownsville Mentorship (B[ME]) program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The goal of the 3-year program is to improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system by increasing access to evidence-based mentoring services, training a diverse pool of credible messengers...

The Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) will enable Be A Mentor, Inc. to expand its mentoring services for at-risk and high-risk youth in rural California. The program, titled "Mentors for California Rural Youth," will establish a collaboration between Be A Mentor, the California Police Activities League (sole sub-recipient), and the...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to Youthbuild USA, Inc. under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant will enable Youthbuild USA to scale its peer mentoring model to address the impacts of violence exposure among at-risk youth ages 9-15, while maintaining mentoring services for opportunity youth ages 16-17 in 38 U.S. states. Specifically, Youthbuild USA will: 1) Expand peer mentoring by...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $500,000 to Playa Vista Job Opportunities And Business Services, doing business as Pvjobs, to implement the Youth Start Mentoring Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. This Project Grant funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth and reduce negative outcomes such as juvenile...

The Face to Face Enrichment Center will receive $900,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The Center will provide mentoring and mental health services to at least 120 at-risk and justice-involved youth ages 10-17 annually in Southeast Louisiana. Specifically, the Community Organizations and Programs that Empower Youth...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Kid Power, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization. The 3-year grant will fund a comprehensive youth mentoring and enrichment program to address the academic, social, and emotional challenges facing at-risk youth in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. The program will provide school-based...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Volunteers of America of Los Angeles (VOALA). Over the project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, VOALA will use the funding to expand its mentoring programs for youth impacted by the opioid crisis. Key activities include recruiting and training 100 mentors, engaging 200 at-risk youth, providing...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to After-School All-Stars' Inner City Games Foundation to implement the ASAS RISING STARS MENTORING: MULTI-STATE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR LOW OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. This funding supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726), which aims to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth through mentoring services to reduce...

The Hudson Partnership Care Management Organization (CMO) will receive $340,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support enhancement of the CMO's mentoring program for at-risk youth in five Jersey City schools from March 15, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specialized mentors will work with school personnel to identify youth exhibiting behaviors that could lead to...