Title
Grant Application: FY20-21 JCPC Alternatives to Commitment Program (SL 2005) - CJS
Action
ACTION:
(A) Affirm submission of a grant application to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for FY20-21 JCPC Alternatives to Commitment Program (SL 2005) up to $100,000 for delivering vocational skills training and Moral Reconation Therapy for Level III and select Level II juveniles.
(B) If awarded, recognize, receive, and appropriate the amount awarded in the General Grants Fund (G001) for the duration of the grant periods within Criminal Justice Services.
Staff Contact: Hope Marshall, Re-Entry Services Program Manager
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
(A) Re-Entry Services Unit will deliver vocational skills training and Moral Reconation Therapy for Level III and select Level II juveniles, age 12 and above, with high risks and/or high needs. The program will include delivery of employment retention skills building curriculum and cognitive behavioral interventions for up to 100 juveniles under the supervision of the 26th Judicial District Juvenile Court; services will be offered in both pre-release and post-release settings. The Criminal Justice Case Manager position will be responsible for both vocational skills training and cognitive behavioral group facilitation.
(B) Aligns to Goal 2: Objective 1: Strategy B to provide services for juveniles at the highest risk for entering the adult system (ages 12+ years of age). Additionally focuses on the increase expected in the targeted Raise the Age population ages 16+ years of age 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 Grants Fund (G001)