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$359,096 30% January 8, 2024 20 <br /> n icipa a nnua �4flIe County ion Council DateAdvertised <br /> Request for Proposals <br /> The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) has studied the risk factors and needs of Juvenile Court involved youth in this <br /> county and hereby publishes this Request for Proposals. The JCPC anticipates funds from the NC Dept. of Public Safety <br /> Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the amount stated above to fund the program types specified below. Such <br /> programs will serve delinquent and at-risk youth for the state fiscal year 2024-2025 beginning on, or after, July 1, 2024. The <br /> use of these funds in this county require a local match in the amount specified above. The county can approve programs for <br /> 1 or 2 year funding awards, dependent on county approval and programs meeting all requirements. <br /> Based on identified needed programs and possible gaps in the service continuum,the following checked program <br /> types will be considered for funding: <br /> ® Mentoring Services ® Restitution/Community Service ❑ Services Addressing Problem <br /> Sexual Behavior <br /> ® Parent/Family Skill Building ® Teen Court—including ❑ Group Home <br /> Sentencing and Responsive Circles <br /> ® Interpersonal Skill Building ❑ Psychological Assessments ® Temporary Shelter Care <br /> ® Vocational Skills ® Family Counseling ® Runaway Shelter Care <br /> ® Experiential Skills ® Home Based Family Counseling ❑ Specialized Foster Care <br /> ® Tutoring/Academic Enhancement ® Individual/Group/Mixed ❑ Temporary Foster Care <br /> Counseling <br /> ® Mediation/Conflict Resolution— ® Substance Abuse Counseling ® Juvenile Structured Day <br /> including Truancy Mediation, <br /> Victim-Youth and Family Group <br /> Conferencin , Responsive Circles <br /> Proposed program services should target the following risk factors for delinquency or repeat delinquency: <br /> The 2022-2023 YASI data indicates that 79% of youth scored as moderate to high risk level. 66% of youth scored as <br /> moderate to very high moderate needs level per the YASI. 41% of youth scored as very low to moderate strength level per <br /> the YASI. Indicators suggest youth are using substances, run away from home/placement, have parents with marginal <br /> and/or inadequate parenting skills, have moderate to serious school behavior problems, failing most of their classes, <br /> associate with peers who lack pro-social behaviors and are delinquent, diagnosed mental health without treatment and not <br /> engaged in structured activities. Due to the diversity of Orange County, the JCPC is particularly interested in funding <br /> programs that offer culturally appropriate services with accommodations for Limited English Proficiency(LEP)youth and <br /> their families. <br /> Proposed services should address the following concerns as reported in the Youth Assessment Screening <br /> Instrument(YASI): <br /> Peer Domain:Youth need development of prosocial peer relationships. Indicators suggest youth have some association <br /> with and/or regularly associate with delinquent peers. <br /> Individual Domain: Indicators suggest youth are victims of physical abuse. There is a strong need for individualized mental <br /> health and substance use evaluations and treatment. <br /> Family Domain: Indicators show that youth have run away from home. Parents have marginal or inadequate supervision <br /> skills. <br /> School Domain: Indicators suggest youth having moderate to serious behavioral problems at school resulting in receiving <br /> out of school suspensions at a high rate presenting ethnic disparities with low academic functioning. There is a high rate of <br /> unexcused absences and youth failing most of their classes. <br /> Applicants are being sought that are able to address items below: <br /> 1. Program services compatible with research that are shown to be effective with juvenile offenders. <br /> 2. Program services are outcome-based. <br /> 3. The program has an evaluation component. <br /> 4. Program services detect gang participation and divert individuals from gang participation. <br /> 5.Awareness of and sensitivity to Racial Ethnic Disparity that exists in the County. <br /> 6. Programs are encouraged to provide effective programming that includes restorative justice practices. <br /> Only local public agencies,501c3 non-profit corporations and local housing authorities will be considered for <br /> funding. <br /> In order to apply for FY 2024-2025 JCPC funding, you must complete and submit your application online <br /> by accessing NC ALLIES. Please read and follow all instructions at: https://cp.ncdiidp.org/CP <br /> Additional self-help videos on the NC ALLIES webpage are available by clinking on the HELP tab. <br /> Private non-profits are also required to submit, by uploading in NC ALLIES, the following: <br />