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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09101996 - C80 i N r BOARD OF SUPERVISORS : ... Contra FROM: Terrence Starr, County Probation Officer ' ' Costa County DATE: August 28, 1996 SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Apply for and Accept Office of Criminal Justice Planning Funding SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Authorize the County Probation Officer to apply for and accept Office of Criminal Justice Planning fumding of up to $250,000 for the approximate period of October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997 to provide mentoring and prevention, intervention and treatment services to selected high risk youth and their families, through comprehensive coordination with law enforcement, schools, and community-based organizations. FINANCIAL IWACT No matching fizmds are required. The Probation Department's costs will include staff time for administration and program support. The Probation Department will also provide financial and clerical support and space. BACKGROUND The California State Office of Criminal Justice Planning is accepting applications for discretionary fimds to support prevention programs with high risk youth. The goal is to create innovative programs which will allow qualitative evaluation of the effectiveness of specific prevention, intervention, and treatment services under the management of Probation Departments. A secondary goal is to develop a project or components of a project which might serve as a model for statewide replication. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: RYES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS / I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE V UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Janet McCombs, 313-4151 CC: County Probation Officer ATTESTED e� � O• I q q County Administrator PHIL BA CHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Auditor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OCJP via Probation BY ,DEPUTY M382 (10/88) I - 2 - Among 2 -Among the planned activities under this grant: 1. Fostering closer cooperation and coordination of service provision between law enforcement, schools,public agencies and community based organizations; 2. Making referrals to appropriate community resources and programs readily accessible to families in need of services; 3. Coordinating a continuum of appropriate and effective services for high risk youth from early prevention programs through active intervention with serious habitual offenders; 4. Coordinating services for high risk youth ranging from school attendance and performance assistance, appropriate penalties for behavior damaging to the community,victim restitution activities, encouragement of positive involvement in sports and other community activities, and job skills development. 5. Providing a computer learning center combined with a mentoring program to foster skills development, nurture interest in learning, and to provide alternatives to crime or gang activities by high risk youth. T1/ocjpgr2.61