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FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator
DATE: October 28, 1997
SUBJECT: SAFEFUTURES: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. ACCEPT Federal U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention SafeFutures grant for second year funding in the amount of $1,410,000 on
behalf of the County;
2. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to negotiate with the Federal
Office final compliance with special conditions and to execute on behalf of the County
the Federal Grant Award and those contracts, listed below, required to implement
SafeFutures;
3. APPROVE the total second year SafeFutures budget of $1,652,064 as follows:
$1,410,000 federal funds; $100,000 county match; $142,064 carry-forward funds from
year I; and
4. CONTINUE to refer SafeFutures project reports to the Family and Human Services
Committee.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The SafeFutures project may provide federal funding for up to five years at $1,410,000 per year. A
County match of $100,000 (50% of the total Title V funding) is required for this second year award
and has been budgeted for 1997-98, also, $142,064 in first year funds will be carried forward into
the second year of SafeFutures (1997-98). This funding is all budgeted in the Final Adopted Budget
for Fiscal Year 1997-98. SafeFutures has also helped to leverage other resources and funds for the
County. For example, SafeFutures contribution of $369,477 to the Summit Center is combined with
$333,523 in AB3015 and MediCal reimbursements.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
This Board order covers the second year of SafeFutures operation, which will run from October 1,
1997 through September 30, 1998.
On December 19, 1995 the Board of Supervisors accepted the SafeFutures grant from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in the
amount of $1,410,000 on behalf of the County. The SafeFutures initiative is designed to "prevent
and control juvenile violence and delinquency in targeted communities; to develop a more
efficient, effective and timely service delivery system for at-risk and delinquent juveniles and their
families that is capable of responding to their needs at any point of entry into the system; to build
the community's capacity to institutionalize and sustain the service delivery system by expanding
and diversifying sources of funding; and to determine the success of the program's implementation
and the outcomes achieved, including whether a comprehensive strategy involving community-
based efforts and program resources concentrated on providing a continuum of care has succeeded
in preventing and reducing juvenile violence and delinquency." Contra Costa County was one of
six communities (Contra Costa County, Imperial County, Boston, St. Louis, Seattle, and the Fort
Belknap Indian Community in Montana) picked to share almost $8 million in federal crime-fighting
funds to combat juvenile crime and delinquency. These six SafeFutures communities were picked
due to the progress already made in bringing together many different ele to form an effective
response to juvenile crime and delinquency.
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Contact: Mark Morris 335-1055
hristine Wam er
Board of Supervisors
October 21, 1997
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The program is designed to provide Federal funding for 5 years at an estimated $1 .4 million per
year providing funding is available and the County is able to demonstrate effectiveness. Although
the original grant award was announced on November 30, 1995, actual grant funding did not begin
until May, 1996. Because it took several weeks to hire all staff under the grant and achieve full
operation, we were able to extend the first year grant to cover operations through September,
1997.
The second year will continue and expand the services and programs that began in the first year.
The programs funded through SafeFutures include: afterschool programs at three elementary
schools in Richmond; an anti-gang initiative at two high schools and one middle school in
Richmond; mentoring programs for girls leaving Juvenile Hall and at-risk girls in the Iron Triangle
area in Richmond; the Summit Center, an intensive treatment program for adolescents in Juvenile
Hall; a case management position and a volunteer program to enhance juvenile Probation services.
During the first year, we were able to provide enhanced services to several hundred youth and to
recruit over 50 adults to work as volunteers and mentors within the juvenile justice systems. In the
second year, we plan to provide direct service/intervention enhancements to 1,100+ youth and
families and to recruit at least 100 additional adult volunteers and mentors. In the second year, we
will also review all SafeFutures and juvenile justice programs, including prevention and early
intervention programs, through a technical assistance process called "Comprehensive Strategies."
The Comprehensive Strategies assistance will be funded separately by OJJDP, at no additional cost
to the County. This "Comprehensive Strategy" assistance will provide an opportunity to thoroughly
review SafeFutures and other juvenile justice activities in the county. Comprehensive Strategies
will also provide a solid base for other grant applications (federal, state, and private foundations).
The following includes contracts required to implement the second year of SafeFutures:
Payment limit not to exceed
West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau (school-based,
gang prevention, mentoring) including $100,000 match $484,089
International Institute of the East Bay (gang prevention) 19,840
Opportunity West (school-based, gang prevention) 139,884
Mentoring (vendor to be determined) 113,757
City of Richmond - Police Department (gang prevention equipment,
victim/witness relocation fund) 20,000
Univ. of California, Institute for the Study of Social Change (evaluation) 78,167
Probation Department (volunteer coordination, aftercare,
gang prevention, and intensive day treatment/Summit Center) 586,174
Project Management/Program Development/Technical Assistance, and
Contract Monitoring 210,153
TOTAL: $1,652,064