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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) to provide a mentoring program called "Youth Averted from Delinquency (YAD)" to 90 juvenile justice system-engaged youth ages 10-17 in Kerr County, Texas over three years. The YAD program aims to improve outcomes for this population through evidence-based group mentoring,...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $475,000 to Youth Outreach Services under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543), which aims to ensure equivalent access to drug court programs and examine related program data. Specifically, Youth Outreach Services will implement effective interventions...
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 Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) was awarded a $1,483,412 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Funding will support community-based programs delivered by 21 sub-awardees across Ohio to provide services to at-risk youth ages 10-17, with a focus on...
The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) was awarded a $1,425,217 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) to support delinquency prevention, intervention, and juvenile justice system improvements in Ohio. The grant funding will be used to provide comprehensive services and evidence-based programming aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities, promoting positive...
The Youth & Family Services Inc. was awarded a $499,999 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). The grant will support the organization's implementation of a comprehensive community project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to develop prevention, intervention,...
The Cooperative Agreement award of $523,234 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) will support the "Collective Action for Youth" project. The project aims to work with the community to create safeguards that steer youth and young adults towards positive goals. Key activities include establishing regular coordination meetings, increasing leadership capacity of youth and families involved in the justice system,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program), provides $523,234 to the County of Bexar, Texas to implement the Mission of Restoration for Youth project. The project aims to: 1) improve understanding of racial/ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system; 2) strengthen youth and family voice; 3) connect youth and families to culturally...
Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (Ryse) will provide housing navigation, life skills training, behavioral health services, and economic development support to at-risk youth in Hawaii through a $600,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The goal of the Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care program (CFDA 16.049) is to promote positive youth outcomes...