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):
title
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.
end
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 Services in Alief Independent School District.
The FY26 award was accepted on September 18, 2025; the match was not included in the request. Court approval for the $29,658.00 cash match is requested so the additional cash match revenue can be certified and the budget uploaded.
Expected Impact:
As a result of this funding opportunity, we will to able to develop a collaborative approach between schools and community-based organizations (CBOs) and increase school safety. With this support, it is expected that there will be a reduction in youth violence in schools and discipline referrals to alternative programs. Trauma-informed and coordinated accessible services will ultimately lead to increased school engagement and decreased disciplinary referrals and actions.
Alternative Options:
No alternative options identified.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): B3: Increase school-based juvenile justice diversion and other interventions.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N4: Reduce the usage of tobacco and vape products.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
09/18/25 |
221 |
Request to accept funds |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Alief ISD - 4250 Cook Rd. Houston, TX, 77072
Precinct(s): Precinct 4
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
SCHOOL-BASED INTERV & CASE MGM |
|
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
|
Local Match Source - Existing Budget: 1000 - General Fund |
$29,658 |
$ |
$29,658 |
|
|
Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
|
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
|
CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
|
CAO Review Completion Date |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 9/17/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Gulsah Langan, Youth Services Deputy Director, Harris County Resources
for Children and Adults
Attachments (if applicable): Cash Match Budget, Approved Award Acceptance for FY26