Title
Grant Application: FY20-21 JCPC-Endorsed Level II Dispositional Alternative Program - CJS
Action
ACTION:
(A) Affirm submission of a grant application to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for FY20-21 JCPC-Endorsed Level II Dispositional Alternative Program up to $170,686 for delivering a vocational services program for Level II and select Level I juveniles.
(B) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate the amount awarded in the General Grants Fund (G001) for the duration of the grant period within Criminal Justice Services.
(C) Authorize an additional grant-funded position in Criminal Justice Services, a Criminal Justice Case Manager, in the amount of up to $48,500.
Staff Contact: Hope Marshall, Re-Entry Services Program Manager
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
(A) Re-Entry Services Unit will deliver a vocational services program for Level II and select Level I juveniles, age 15 and above, with high risks and/or high needs. The program will include delivery of employment retention skills building curriculum, job training and/or job placement for up to 100 juveniles under the supervision of the 26th Judicial District Juvenile Court. The Criminal Justice Case Manager positions will be responsible for vocational counseling, group facilitation and education/vocational development, as well as contracted community supports.
(B) Aligns to Goal 2: Objective 1: Strategy B to provide case management for juveniles at the highest risk for entering the adult system (ages 15+ years of age). Additionally focuses on the increase expected in this target population due to implementation of Raise the Age in December 2019 by providing additional vocational supports to increase likelihood of employment success.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase in revenue and associated expenses of the amount awarded in the General Gra...
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