YOUNG OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
The
project is one of 29 U.S. Department of Labor demonstration grants
nationwide. South Central Idaho’s
two-year project was funded for $600,000 in federal dollars, with approximately
$300,000 in local in-kind matching. The
vision for this demonstration includes assisting young offenders to succeed in
school, teaching them work maturity and career preparation skills, and reducing
recidivism (no further crimes.) Grantee
is Region IV Development Association, with South
LONG TERM
SUSTAINABILITY BY BUILDING ON EXISTING COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND ESTABLISHING
STRONGER RESOURCE CONNECTIONS
We
have an outstanding and unusually collaborative regional base of youth
providers in our eight county region. By
building on this underlying foundation of cooperation, we expect the
connections made through this grant will continue to be sustained, and impact
young people and youth providers, whether they are involved in the juvenile
justice system or not.
