UNSPSC 94121801: Youth clubs

UNSPSC 94121801 Youth clubs is a Commodity code that frames work state and local governments actually buy under it: community-based youth development programming including transitional living, mentorship, after-school enrichment, skills training, mental health services, housing support, and violence prevention for at-risk, justice-involved, and vulnerable youth. Recent state and local solicitations under this code include residential placement with intensive case management for adolescents aging out of foster care, SMART Recovery facilitation for juveniles referred through courts, mentored re-entry services for youth exiting juvenile rehabilitation, youth advisory committee coordination to center lived experience in justice policy, and comprehensive youth crime prevention with school-based mental health integration. The issuing body mix spans state departments (Washington DCYF, Oregon Health Authority, Georgia DBHDD, Colorado Department of Human Services), county human services and probation departments (Los Angeles County Department of Youth Development, Solano County, Boulder County, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), cities (Dallas, Phoenix, Tucson), school districts (Tacoma Public Schools, Effingham County), and special-purpose boards (Juvenile Justice Coordinating Councils). Washington DCYF and the County of Los Angeles Department of Youth Development appear multiple times across recently posted opportunities, signaling sustained procurement activity in those jurisdictions.

Recent opportunities cluster geographically in Washington State (particularly East of the Cascades and the Puget Sound region), California (Los Angeles and Solano counties), Colorado (Boulder and Denver), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Oregon, New Mexico (Los Alamos County), Texas (Dallas and statewide through TDHCA), Georgia, Maine, Florida (Pinellas County), and the District of Columbia. Representative solicitations include the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families Adolescent Transitional Living Program (RFQ 26DCYFCW104, due August 20, 2026) seeking 24-hour residential care and independent living skills training for five males ages 16–21 in Region 6 at $13,137 per bed monthly; the City of Dallas Youth Homeless and Housing Services Program (NOFA HCE202600029788, due February 14, 2026) awarding $211,013 to house and provide case management to unaccompanied youth ages 24 and under; and Pinellas County's Pathways Forward Youth Initiative (RFP26274, due July 14, 2026) requiring mentoring, counseling, and skill-building for at-risk youth ages 12–18 with trauma-informed, outcome-focused design. Bid preferences and set-asides vary by jurisdiction—Washington favors small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and organizations without mandatory arbitration clauses; federal Title II funding drives preferences in some Maine and Washington procurements; and Colorado and other counties encourage diverse business participation through outreach plans but do not mandate set-asides.