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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 11, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~- - h <br />SUBJECT: CJPP 2007-2008 Service Continuation Contracts <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contracts: <br />1. Orange County and Freedom House <br />Recovery Center <br />2. Freedom House Recovery Center and <br />Caring Family Networks <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Moses Carey <br />Sharron Hinton 245-2840 <br />PURPOSE: To approve contracts for the continuation of services provided through the NC <br />Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP). <br />BACKGROUND: In March 2007, the Board approved submission of the continuation grant for <br />CJPP -funded initiatives administered by the Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership (OCJP). <br />Funding in the amount of $169,973 has been approved the, NC Department of Correction for <br />the continuation of services for Orange and Chatham counties residents. <br />These grant funds are designed to assist adult offenders sentenced to intermediate sanctions. <br />A CJPP-eligible intermediate punishment offender is defined as an adult offender convicted of a <br />misdemeanor or a felony offense who received anon-incarcerative sentence of an intermediate <br />punishment or who is serving a term of post-release supervision after completing an active <br />sentence of imprisonment. <br />Orange County has served as the fiscal agent since the original grant allocation was received in <br />1994. Program services are administered through the OCJP and provided through contractual <br />arrangements. The following contract is recommended by the OCJP for the continuation of <br />CJPP service delivery: <br />Freedom House Recovery Center (Freedom House Resource Center) -This initiative, <br />funded for the second year, will ensure a continuum of care for adult offenders with <br />intermediate sanctions. Freedom House will serve as a one-stop shop for assessment, <br />drug screening, service delivery, referral care, and after care/support services. The <br />contract totals $159,973. Additionally, in an effort to serve the entire 15-8 judicial district, <br />Freedom House will contract with Caring Family Networks to provide Intensive Outpatient <br />