UNSPSC 94121801: Youth clubs

UNSPSC 94121801 Youth clubs (Commodity) covers community-based youth development and diversion services that state and local governments procure to address at-risk, justice-involved, and homeless youth populations. Recent opportunities show counties, cities, and state departments soliciting contracts for evidence-based programming including mentoring, case management, skill-building, trauma-informed counseling, and wraparound support delivered through nonprofits, community organizations, and social service providers. The work spans prevention and early intervention (truancy diversion, out-of-school enrichment), diversion from justice system involvement (pre-arrest diversion, SMART Recovery facilitation, community-based case coordination), residential intensive services for behaviorally or emotionally disturbed youth, and transitional living support for youth exiting the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. Issuing bodies include county departments of youth development and behavioral health, municipal youth and recreation departments, state juvenile justice and child welfare agencies, and independent school districts. Chatham County, Georgia; Los Angeles County; Washington State; and Santa Monica have posted multiple solicitations under or near this code in recent weeks.

Procurement activity clusters in three regions: the Pacific Northwest (Washington State DCYF, Tacoma Public Schools, Los Alamos County New Mexico); California (Los Angeles County, Santa Clara County, San Bernardino County, Santa Monica); and the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, North Carolina). Representative recent opportunities include Chatham County's RFP for a Children in Need of Services (CHINS) wraparound program (due November 17, 2026); the City of New Haven's Youth and Recreation Department grant for youth sports and pro-social activities (RFP 2026RFP354, due October 27, 2026, maximum award $5,000 per organization, ARPA-funded); Los Angeles County Department of Youth Development's Work Order Solicitation for Youth Diversion and Development Services (YD202601, due September 11, 2026); Washington State DCYF's Adolescent Transitional Living Program for male-identified youth ages 16–21 (RFQ due August 20, 2026, $13,137 per bed monthly); and San Bernardino County's RFQ for Children's Residential Intensive Services (ChRIS) with an estimated four-and-a-half-year budget of $95.4 million funded through Medi-Cal (due October 8, 2026). Set-asides and preferences appear inconsistently; Washington State applies small-business and veteran-owned preferences; California jurisdictions encourage SBE and MBE participation; and some RFPs (Los Alamos, Montgomery County) require local-business or small-business certifications. Funding sources include federal HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program funds, state Title II Block Grants, Medi-Cal, ARPA, and local general funds. Activity is steady through fall 2026 with particular concentration in September–November posting and December–February fiscal year planning cycles.