To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize Chief Probation Officer, Shaun Brenneman to execute, the attached Professional Services Agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods regarding juvenile delinquency prevention services in the amount of $150,000 annually for the period of fiscal year 2021-22 with two additional optional renewals for fiscal years 2022-23 and 2023-24;
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached Professional Services Agreement with Boys and Girls Club, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office;
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1100-202 Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act. This funding comes from the Humboldt County Probation Department allocation of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) funding and was presented as a grant opportunity for local community-based organizations in a Request for Proposal earlier this fiscal year.
DISCUSSION:
The Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) was created by the Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (Chapter 353) to provide a stable funding source for juvenile justice programs aimed at curbing crime and delinquency among at-risk youth and juvenile offenders. JJCPA funds are available to address a continuum of responses including prevention, intervention, supervision, and incarceration. State law requires that JJCPA-funded programs be modeled on strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness in curbing delinquency. Beyond that, counties have broad discretion in how they use JJCPA Funds to support and enhance their juvenile justice systems.
To encourage coordination and collaboration among the various local agencies s...
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