By Benjamin Chambers, March 04 2011
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is offering grants to support mentoring for youth leaving secure facilities. One-time awards of up to $625,000 will be made for a project period of up to three years. (Hat tip to Mark Fulop.)
From the call for proposals: "The purpose of this initiative is to support the successful and safe transition of juvenile offenders from correctional facilities to their communities. To this end, OJJDP will provide funding to develop, implement, and expand mentoring programs and transitional services. OJJDP expects successful applicants to integrate best practices and proven principles into mentoring service models, develop strategies to recruit and maintain mentors, and assess and develop services to respond to the needs of youth offenders reentering their communities. Local community collaboratives should lead such programs, design them to address local needs, and use local resources. If local resources are not available, the program should obtain resources outside of the community through partnerships and other collaborative efforts.
Application deadline: May 2, 2011.
[UPDATE March 11, 2011: Got questions? Check the FAQ.]
Topics: Juvenile Justice Reform, Juvenile Reentry, No bio box, Positive Youth Development, Youth Engagement
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