CYA Proud Parenting Program Funding Announcement

The Department of the Youth Authority anticipates being appropriated $850,000 from the General Fund for qualified agencies to operate a Proud Parenting Program in the community for fiscal year 2004-05. The award is subject to the enactment of the Governor’s budget and the Proud Parenting Program funds being included in the Youth Authority budget.

On April 1, 2004, the Office of Prevention and Victims Services (OPVS) mailed a Request for Proposal (RFP) to over 1,800 agencies and made it available on-line. Four Bidders Conferences were held throughout the state giving community agencies the opportunity to ask questions about the RFP and program components.

The Proud Parenting Program contracts will provide award recipients with funds to implement a parenting program for youth, up to age 25, including teen parents and youth supervised under the jurisdiction of the CYA. The selected programs will receive funding for one year, beginning July 1, 2004. Funding will be available pending budget approval, and funding beyond one year will be contingent upon the availability of future state funds.

OPVS received 53 proposals requesting over 3 million dollars. Each proposal was evaluated on a competitive basis according to the specific requirements listed in the RFP. All qualified proposals were read and scored by a three-member team. The scores were ranked numerically to develop a funding list for each area.

The Youth Authority intends to fund the following projects:

AGENCY	TARGET AREA
Sentencing Concepts, Inc	Anaheim
No one applied	Bakersfield
Gang Reduction Intervention Team	Fontana
Breakout Prison Ministries	Fresno #1
Breakout Prison Ministries	Fresno #2
United Cambodian Community, Inc	Long Beach
Stop the Violence Increase the Peace	Los Angeles #1
MELA Counseling Services	Los Angeles #2
Sentencing Concepts, Inc	Merced
Sentencing Concepts, Inc	Modesto
Gang Reduction Intervention Team	Moreno Valley
The Mentor Center	Oakland
Gang Reduction Intervention Team	Rialto
Greater Sacramento Urban League	Sacramento
Gang Reduction Intervention Team	San Bernardino
San Diego Youth & Community Services	San Diego
Bill Wilson Center	San Jose
Sentencing Concepts, Inc	Santa Ana
Child Abuse Prevention Council	Stockton
No one applied	Visalia