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: Position
Project ID (if applicable): AWARE_GY27
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U. S. Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Harris County Resources for Children & Adults for approval to extend six positions to September 29, 2027, for the FY27 AWARE Harris Project.
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Background and Discussion:
Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) funding was initially created as a response to the Sandy Hook school shooting as part of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative. Initially, funding was designed for educational agencies, but in 2021, funders confirmed the need for social services involvement and opened it up to all social service agencies.
This project is a collaboration among HCRCA, Texas Education Agency, Texas Health and Human Services
Commission, Region 4 Educational Service Center, the Harris Center for Mental Health & IDD (local mental
health authority), Channelview ISD, Sheldon ISD, and Spring ISD (local education agencies). The purpose is to
develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services for school-aged
youth in grades K-12 in Harris County, Texas.
Community Youth Services, a program of Harris County Resources for Children & Adults, is proposing the development of a tiered prevention, intervention, a...
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