Oct. 30, 2007

Gov. Perry Awards $4.5 Million to Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Programs

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today awarded approximately $4.5 million in grants to 79 programs aimed at preventing juvenile delinquency and improving the juvenile justice system. These grants are awarded through the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Fund (JJDP), and are distributed by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division (CJD).

"Prevention is the best assurance that at-risk youth have the foundation and direction to build upon to grow into successful and productive citizens," said Perry. "These grants help tie together positive reinforcement with personal responsibility for those children who have lost their way, teaching them important lessons that will last a lifetime."

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act funds are used to develop more effective education, training, research, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs to improve the juvenile justice system. Projects focus on holding juvenile offenders accountable while providing meaningful intervention, promoting positive youth development, protecting juveniles’ rights, and preventing youth from becoming involved in delinquent behaviour.

Each year, CJD awards more than $113 million in grants for a variety of juvenile justice, criminal justice and victim services programs. The awards for the Delinquency Prevention Program include:

Award Amount	Recipient	Project Title
$40,000	110th Judicial District Juvenile Board	Vocational Instruction Program (VIP)
$50,840	Alamo Children's Advocacy Center; d.b.a. ChildSafe	Child Abuse Resource Enhancement (CARE) Program
$53,796	Aldine Youth Organization United to Help (Y.O.U.T.H.) Community Center	Young Minds Fragile Futures (A Delinquency Prevention and Crisis Intervention Project)
$46,373	American YouthWorks	Reconnecting Youth
$21,324	Ark-Tex Council of Governments	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$189,964	Behavioral Health Institute	Grand Central Station: Reducing School Dropout Across Texas
$50,796	Bexar County Juvenile Board	Intervention and Prevention for Offenders at Risk of Abusing Drugs
$30,000	Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas	School-Based Mentoring Program
$26,622	Boys and Girls Club of Cotulla Texas Inc.	Boys and Girl's Club of Cotulla
$88,040	Boys and Girls Club of McAllen	Smart Moves: At-Risk Prevention Services and Gang Prevention through Community Mentoring
$93,300	Boys and Girls Clubs of Ennis	Prime Time Project
$34,841	Brazos Valley Council of Governments	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$44,320	Cameron County	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$43,613	Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council	SAFUR Challenge
$47,968	Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council	SAFUR Challenge Surrounding Counties
$51,000	Central Texas Council of Governments	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$20,500	City of Bay City	Juvenile Case Manager System
$31,200	Communities In Schools Dallas Region Inc.	Project Triumph De Zavala Middle School
$31,200	Communities In Schools Dallas Region Inc.	Project Triumph Bowman Middle School
$44,000	Communities In Schools Dallas Region Inc.	System of Support (SOS) Project-Maple Lawn Elementary School
$43,340	Communities In Schools, Southeast Harris County Inc.	Communities In Schools (CIS) Juvenile Crisis Intervention: The Summit and the Guidance Center
$95,000	Community SOLUTIONS for El Paso Incorporated	Connections
$22,956	Concho Valley Council of Governments	Purchase of Services
$51,600	Creative Kids Inc.	Project ABLE "Art Brokers Learning Experiences"
$59,642	Dallas Challenge	Phoenix Challenge
$25,813	Dallas County	Substance Abuse Probation Officer
$42,898	Dallas County Hospital District	KIDS KORNER
$49,000	Dawson County	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$25,052	Deep East Texas Council of Governments	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$51,332	East Texas Council of Governments	Regional Juvenile Detention
$25,596	Fort Bend County	Juvenile After-Care Program
$44,487	GENaustin (Girls Empowerment Network)	clubGEN (Girls Empowerment Network) after school program - Breaking the Cycle Project
$22,000	Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$14,429	Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters Inc.	Mentoring for Delinquency Prevention
$99,635	Harris County	Harris County Truancy Intervention Program (T.I.P.): Clear Creek Independent School District
$30,648	Harris County	Intensive Supervision for Juvenile Sex Offenders
$53,796	Harris County Department of Education	Highpoint East Drug Prevention and Intervention (DPI) Program
$10,512	Hays County	Mental Health Access Initiative
$45,873	Heart of Texas Council of Governments	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$11,000	Jim Hogg County	Juvenile Justice Detention and Evaluation Program
$77,749	Karnes County	ELITE Prevention (Enlightenment, Literacy, Insight for Tomorrow's Encouragement)
$30,825	Kaufman County	Delinquency Prevention and Intervention
$36,651	Luling Independent School District	Luling Eagle Rebound Service-Learning and Social Skills Program
$29,820	Matagorda County Teen Court Inc.	Juvenile Restorative Justice Program
$49,600	Matagorda County Teen Court Inc.	Alternative sentencing, Progressive Discipline and Constructive Rehabilitation Program
$49,618	New Beginning Center Inc.	Youth Intervention, Prevention, and Education Experience Project
$48,600	Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center Inc.	Caring for Kids
$39,265	Nueces County	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$55,906	Panhandle Regional Planning Commission	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$454,662	paxUnited	PeaceKeepers Plus: An Accredited School Team Mediation Course
$122,488	Rainbow Days Inc.	Juvenile Offender Reduction Initiative (JORI)
$25,000	Reeves County	Detention Services
$52,370	Resolve It Inc.	A Drug and Anger Prevention & Training (ADAPT)
$98,519	Resolve It Inc.	Girls Circle of Harris County
$36,630	Rockwall County	Substance Abuse Education and Recovery Program
$30,225	Rockwall County	Gardening and Mentoring through Community Service
$29,526	SafeHaven of Tarrant County	Juvenile Justice Intervention Project
$66,153	San Patricio County	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$79,644	Santa Fe Adolescent Services	Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence
$77,255	Seguin Youth Services	Guadalupe Street Youth Center
$48,000	SHAPE Community Center	Family Strengthening and Empowerment Program
$40,631	South East Texas Regional Planning Commission	Regional Juvenile Alternatives
$24,500	Taylor County	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Services
$40,000	Texas Commission on Jail Standards	Survey of Juvenile Detainees
$450,000	Texas State University - San Marcos	Center for Safe Communities & Schools
$8,435	Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America	Project Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (C.O.P.E.)
$21,181	The Arc of the Capital Area	Juvenile Justice Services
$39,272	The Arlington Life Shelter	Children's Program
$34,230	The Boys and Girls Club of the Highland Lakes	Skills, Mastery and Resistance Training (SMART) Kids and Parents
$51,500	The Family Place	Adolescent Non-Violence Project
$54,140	The Next Level Education Systems Inc.	The 360 program
$41,818	Travis County	Intensive In-Home Services
$56,479	Volunteers of America Texas Inc.	Hispanic Awareness and Prevention Project for Youth
$19,600	Walker County Family Violence Council	Walker County Juvenile Intervention Services
$15,000	Ward County	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$27,808	Wichita County	Purchase of Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$40,000	Willacy County	Juvenile Justice Alternatives
$42,000	Williamson County	In-Home Family Services Program
$46,527	Zapata County	Juvenile Justice Alternative