Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John T. Keene, Chief Probation Officer
Subject: Agreements with Acknowledge Alliance, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc., and StarVista through the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act to provide services to juvenile justice involved youth
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board of Supervisors to execute agreements through the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) funding:
A) An agreement with Acknowledge Alliance to provide continuous critical interventions through on-site individual and group psychotherapy counselling and transition programs at San Mateo County Community and Court Schools and high schools in the Sequoia Union High School District for the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $151,230; and
B) An agreement with Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc. to provide continuous Law Program curriculum and 10-week individualized Leadership Programs for the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $115,661.37; and
C) An agreement with StarVista to provide a continuous holistic system of care to support at-risk youth with mental health and drug and alcohol dependence issues as well as Victim Impact Awareness educational services to adolescents for the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $568,753.
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BACKGROUND:
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) was created in 2000 by the State to provide a stable funding source for local juvenile justice programs that have been proven effective in reducing crime among at-risk and juvenile justice-involved youth. The San Mateo County Probation Department has funded multiple services such as group and individual counselling, case management, mentoring, substance abuse treatment, leadership, and job readiness/placement programs through the JJCP...
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