REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 9, 2020
FROM
MICHELLE SCRAY BROWN, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
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Agreement for the REACH Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with the University of Redlands, The Beat Within, and San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for the Read, Empower, Attain, Create, Hope Program to build emotional literacy, critical thinking and writing skills for youth within the Probation Department's detention and treatment facilities, for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
(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). The total not to exceed contract of $40,000 for the five-year contract period will fund the Blank Slate Theater Workshops that develops and produces plays annually. Adequate appropriation will be included in the Probation Department's 2020-21 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Probation Department (Department) operates the Central Valley Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center (CVJDAC) in San Bernardino to house youth in a safe and secure environment with a variety of educational and recreational programs. The Department has collaborated with the University of Redlands' Race and Ethnic Studies Program and Office of Community Service Learning (University); The Beat Within, a national magazine for in-custody youth; and the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) for the past ten years to provide the Read, Empower, Attain, Create, Hope (REACH) Progr...
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