REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2019
FROM
MICHELLE SCRAY BROWN, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
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Memorandum of Understanding with Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy, Inc. for National Curriculum and Training Institute Intervention and Prevention Services for the Gateway Program.
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy, Inc., for the period of September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020, for National Curriculum and Training Institute Intervention and Prevention services for the Gateway Program, at no cost to the County.
(Presenter: Julie Francis, Deputy Chief Probation Officer, 387-5786)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as Young Visionaries secured funding from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for these services.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Probation Department’s (Probation) Gateway Program is an eighteen (18) month residential commitment program designed to provide innovative treatment and rehabilitative services to youth who are working toward family reintegration and emancipation readiness pursuant to California Senate Bill (SB) 81 and SB 191 of 2007.
Approval of this MOU will formalize a partnership between Young Visionaries and Probation to assist at-risk youth by delivering a National Curriculum and Training Institute (NCTI) intervention program targeted at gang-affiliated juveniles with an objective to provide teaching and counseling aimed at reducing gang affiliation and resistance to law enforcement.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Carol A. Greene, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 22, 2019; Finance (Carolina Mendoza, Administrative Analyst, 387-0294) on July 24, 2019; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on July 24, 2019.