NIGP 95295: Youth Care Services

NIGP 95295 Youth Care Services, an Item code, encompasses residential care, transitional housing, mentoring, case management, counseling, and intervention programming that state and local governments currently procure for system-involved, at-risk, and homeless youth ages 12–24. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of direct-service delivery contracts—such as the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families request for Adolescent Transitional Living Program services and the City of Dallas Youth Homeless and Housing Services Program—alongside prevention, diversion, and reentry initiatives addressing truancy, violence interruption, substance abuse, and juvenile justice involvement. Issuing bodies span state human services and youth justice departments (Washington DCYF, Maine Division of Juvenile Services, Oregon Health Authority, Colorado Department of Human Services), county and city governments (Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Boulder County Colorado, City of Phoenix, Dallas, Tucson), school districts (Tacoma Public Schools, Effingham County), and specialized authorities (Los Angeles Department of Youth Development, Washington Department of Commerce). Several jurisdictions—notably Washington State and Los Angeles County—appear across multiple recent solicitations, signaling sustained procurement activity. The code encompasses both grant-funded subrecipient agreements and competitively bid contracts, with evaluation typically weighted toward program design, organizational capacity, and demonstrated experience serving youth with trauma, justice involvement, or complex behavioral health needs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Washington, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Texas, with scattered opportunities in Maine, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families requesting proposals for Credible Messengers Transition & Re-Entry Services (RFP 26-DCYF-OJJ-102, due July 28, 2026) serving justice-involved youth exiting Juvenile Rehabilitation facilities at $170,000; Montgomery County Pennsylvania soliciting Truancy Diversion Program services (RFP 26-24, due May 20, 2026) with estimated combined funding of $1,394,815; the City of Dallas Youth Homeless and Housing Services Program (NOFA HCE202600029788, due February 14, 2026) at $211,013; the City of Phoenix Youth Crime Prevention Program (RFP HSD-RFP-26-0074, due October 17, 2025) at $500,000 annually for three years; and Los Angeles Department of Youth Development market-research RFIs on youth development networks and safe healing centers (due May 11 and June 11, 2026 respectively) to inform future contracting. Set-asides and preferences vary—some jurisdictions offer SBE, WBE, VBE, or DBE incentives; others include Executive Order compliance preferences around employee arbitration restrictions. Most contracts require comprehensive insurance, background clearances, and trauma-informed or evidence-based service delivery frameworks aligned with youth development or restorative justice principles.