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)
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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 ex...
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