Vote: approved

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16. APPLY AND ACCEPT FUNDS FROM GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Approve to apply for and accept funds in an amount not-to-exceed $152,000, from the Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families, that administers the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Title II Grant, for the purpose of funding family support services for juveniles participating in current County-funded prevention and intervention programs in the South Mountain neighborhoods of Phoenix. Family support services will add a needed component to the range of wrap around services being developed for this target population. Evidence based practice demonstrates that provision of family support to at-risk youth significantly reduces risk factors contributing to juvenile contact with the criminal justice system. The grant does not require matching funds and limits indirect cost recovery to 10%. The department’s indirect rate for FY10 is 16.4%. Therefore, full indirect costs are estimated at 22,662 of which, 13,818 is allowed and 8,844 is un-allowed. A Juvenile Crime Prevention Plan focusing on South Mountain at-risk youth was approved by the Board of Supervisors in the spring of 2008. The plan recognizes the value of a full complement of wrap around services to address the complex needs of the target population. Since the Plan’s adoption, prevention and intervention programs have been initiated with community based organizations including Childhelp/Keys, the South Mountain YMCA and the South Mountain Boys and Girls club. The programs provide some of the needed services, such as educational support, life skills training and community engagement opportunities. Feedback from our community providers and the Juvenile Probation Department, coupled with recommendations from evidence based practice, indicate a need to add family support to the mix of services available to at-risk youth and their families. Family support will contribute to the prevention of first-time contact with the criminal justice system or reduction in recidivism rates among youth engaged with the system. (C-20-10-029-G-00)