To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Sam Olson, Juvenile and Probate Court Administrator
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RE: Approval of a Contract Extension with Rite of Passage, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $630,000.00, to provide Day Treatment programming and an Evening Learning Center program at the Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center (GCJJC)
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approved of a contract extension with Rite of Passage, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $630,000.00, to provide Day Treatment programming and an Evening Learning Center program at the Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center (GCJJC).
BACKGROUND:
Rite of Passage will provide an Evening Learning Center program as an extension of the Day Treatment program at the GCJJC. Rite of Passage will be working with juvenile justice leadership to provide programming for court-involved youth during after-school and evening hours at the GCJJC.
DISCUSSION:
The Evening Learning Center is an evidenced-based alternative to secure detention model. Evening centers offer key benefits to the juvenile justice system. The cost for supervision of youth in these programs is far less than in a secure setting. At the same time, the community is protected by the center’s intensive daily supervision of particularly high-risk youth. The model provides structure, services, and supervision to youth during the “high-crime” after-school and evening hours from 3:00pm – 9:00pm. The program consists of a licensed therapist and a program manager that provide youth academic support, individualized clinical services, CBT groups, substance use support, community service opportunity, integration of trades training, and transition planning to ensure success after program completion. Unique to the Genesee County program, Rite of Passage has worked with the University of Cincinnati to develop an anti-gun violence program.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The cost of the contract extension is $630,000.00 to be paid from account 2920-663.07-801.001. The services are a component of the approved Child Care Fund Annual Plan and Budget for FY 2025-26. The State of Michigan will be providing a 75%/25% cost-sharing ratio for the program.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The partnership with Rite of Passage and the evening program fosters a safe, livable community, while enhancing growth for court-involved youth.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Juvenile and Probate Court Administrator to authorize extending the contract between Genesee County and Rite of Passage, Inc., for day treatment programming and operation of the Evening Learning Center at the Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center, for a term commencing October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, at a cost not to exceed $630,000.00 to be paid from 2920-663.07-801.001, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the September 17, 2025 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract extension on behalf of Genesee County.