Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): CARES_GY26
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item. N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Harris County Resources for Children & Adults for approval to include a cash match budget of $29,658 in the FY26 Comprehensive Approaches with Resources to Enhance Safety (CARES) Grant.
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Background and Discussion:
To address violence within schools, OJJDP is providing funding for programs and strategies to improve school climate. Creating a supportive school climate requires close attention to the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of all students. While there is evidence that many of these strategies have proven effective, schools would benefit from enhancing/expanding their partnerships with local community-based organizations that have a specific skill set in dealing with the root causes of violence.
Community Youth Services, a program of Harris County Resources for Children & Adults, is proposing a collaborative approach between schools and community-based organizations (CBOs) to develop and implement strategies to address youth violence and increase school safety through care coordination, family engagement, school-based supports/interventions and education/advocacy. The implementation of such a program would expand the work of Community Youth Service...
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