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Home My WebLink AboutIR 7995 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7995 1pw, April 23, 1996 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council 76106 Community Youth Development Project 18'n Subject: In November of 1995, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (TDPRS) announced a new grant program, the Community Youth Development Program,targeting some of Texas' most violent neighborhoods. This program is one of several crime prevention components included in the recent overhaul of the juvenile justice system. The Community Youth Development Program will provide over$10 million in grants to the 11 urban communities in Texas with the highest incidences of juvenile crime. These grants will support programs aimed at empowering communities to find innovative ways to reduce the factors that might lead at-risk youth into the juvenile justice system. Fort Worth, specifically the 76106 zip code area(community), was designated as one of the 11 sites eligible to receive funding. A distinguishing factor of the Community Youth Development Program is that residents of the targeted area are required to collaborate in developing a Community Action Plan to reduce and alleviate the community's juvenile crime problem. The 76106 Community Youth Development grant effort was community driven with guidance and technical assistance provided by the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work(UTA). The grant also required establishment of a community steering committee which would be responsible for program development, management and oversight. The area's Community Youth Development Steering Committee is composed of eleven members. Five of the members are professionals from the following disciplines; law enforcement, education, business, health and human services and the religious community. The remaining six members of the Committee are required to be community residents. One of these resident members is a student. In addition, two honorary student representatives were selected to serve as non-voting resident Committee members. All resident members of the Steering Committee were elected by the community while professional members were selected by UTA. Gracie Steams,Northside Community Center Coordinator, Parks and Community Services Department, was appointed by UTA to serve as a member of the Community Youth Development Steering Committee as a representative of recreation, health and human services. Steering Committee members elected Ms. Steams and Patsy Thomas to serve as Committee Co-Chairs. Captain Randy P. Ely, Fort Worth Police Department, was also selected by UTA to serve on the Steering Committee representing the law enforcement discipline. Following a series of community meetings, the community submitted a proposal to TDPRS requesting $818,396 for FY '96 (4/1/96-8/31/96) and $1,079,670 for FY `97 (9/1/96-8/31/97). The Community Youth Development Steering Committee developed the Request for Proposals, evaluated the proposals received and selected eight of them for its package for potential funding. OFFICIAL RECORD The eight programs included in the 76106 proposal are: ary SECRERRY 1. Juntos Podemos (Together We Can) - Fort Worth Public Library FT., WORTHr TEX. Mentorladvocateltutor program for youth 8-18 and adult family members 2. Diamond Hill,Inc.- A collaboration using local non-profits such as the YMCA, Youth Sports Council, Boys and Girls Club, Tarrant County Hospital District, Cook Children's Hospital, ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS ---------- INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. C�I_WTE 24�0 April 23, 1996 f"_r To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Page 2 of 2 lxx Subject: 76106 Community Youth Development Project Department of Health for City and County, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, First Texas Council on Camp Fire, Inc. and Fort Worth Independent School District A collaborative after-school program providing intergenerational tutoring/mentoringfor students 3. "Take Stock In...Activity Camps" - Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School Program Five-week summer and after-school program,for students in grades 8-12 to address issues of crime and lack qfachievement 4. First Texas Council of Camp Fire Boys and Girls Multi-cultural diversity curriculum qf'camping,fishing, canoeing, cooking, se�flreliance courses or students ages 7-15for school days out, spring break, summer 5. HI-KIDS: Helping Inner-City Kids In Danger/Ayudando A Nuestros Ninos En Peligro Field trips, incentive and sports programs, drug, gang crime awareness classes, camping, hikes and leadership training program for youth 11-16 after school and in summer 6. Danza Cultural 76106 Serves high-risklat-risk youth ages 6-13 using an intergenerational scope of art and dance as a discipline 7. "Project 20" - Lake Worth Independent School District Remedial program serving 76106 residents who are at-risk students, grades 7-12, in Lake Worth Independent School District 8. Diamonds In The Rough - Sabine Jarvis Youth Foundation Sports re-initiation project at Little League ballpark There was no involvement by the City in seeking the Community Youth Development grant. This program was established and funds designated through Texas House Bill 327. Staff from the City of Fort Worth Grants Management Section attended the community meetings to observe the grant process and track its progress. Monitoring the community grant process allowed the Grants Management Section to answer citizen inquiries and provide referrals or copies of information as requested by citizens. TDPRS has announced that the 76106 zip code area grant will receive $900,000 to fund its Community Youth Development grant project for the period of April 1, 199'6 through August 31, 1997. Funding levels, as designated by TDPRS, for the individual programs contained in the community application will be announced by the Steering Con-anittee in the near future. AON �_Sob Terrell City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS _ _ _