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C. 51

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	August 14, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth services contract

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/14/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Donte' Blue (925) 335-1977

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 14, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with Bay Area Community Resources in an amount not to exceed $305,000 to provide Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth Services for the period January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federal : "Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant

BACKGROUND:

On October 24, 2017, the Board of Supervisors authorized new revenue in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice "Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant and appropriating it to implement responsive services for transitional aged youth (TAY) offenders (18-25 years old). The grant provided funding from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2019.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The goal of the Smart Reentry Program is to support jurisdictions to develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry to increase public safety and reduce recidivism for individuals reentering communities from incarceration who are at medium to high risk for recidivating. Within the context of this initiative, “reentry” is not envisioned to be a specific program, but rather a process that begins when the individual is first incarcerated (pre-release) and ends with his or her successful community reintegration and reduction in risk of recidivism (post-release).

In Contra Costa County, the TAY population constitutes the largest age cohort within the jail and experiences the highest rates of homelessness outside of jail. There is a growing state and national awareness of the inadequacy of existing practices in serving the needs of young adults aged 18 to 25 in the justice system. This funding will allow the County to better serve the needs of the TAY population.

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) partnered with the Contra Costa County Probation Department to prepare and submit this application. BACR will work closely with the County and Community agencies to:

Provide pre-release services to incarcerated TAY;
Participate on the Reentry Success Team;
Provide case-management and wrap-around post release support services;
Provide career coaching and planning services; and ,
Provide job and life skills training.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth services will not be performed and the "Smart Reentry:Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant deliverables will not be completed.