Sponsor: Community Corrections
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Single Source Agreement with Youthprise for Youth Services
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the Single Source agreement with Youthprise, 3001 Broadway Street NE, Suite 330, Minneapolis, MN 55413, to administer funds for youth services that reduce out-of-home placements and promote racial equity for Ramsey County youth and families, for the period of December 5, 2024, through December 4, 2026 in a not-to-exceed amount of $875,000 for the term of the agreement.
2. Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the agreement.
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Background and Rationale
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Ramsey County Community Corrections’ (Community Corrections) Juvenile Services continues to collaborate with community organizations to develop culturally specific and/or culturally responsive services for justice-involved youth and their families, to build strong partnerships and innovative strategies to promote positive youth development and engage families as partners to reduce juvenile crime and prevent the (dis)placement of youth to juvenile facilities.
Community Corrections is committed to identifying service needs and selecting service providers through a transparent and community-engaged processes. As this work grows, there is a need for an agency capable of and committed to managing and monitoring grant funding for programs specifically aimed at reducing racial disparities affecting youth.
Community Corrections has partnered with Youthprise, leveraging their capacity to engage with the community and manage funding used to support youth and families in the juvenile justice system. Youthprise brings expertise in amplifying youth and family voices, securing additional funding, and overseeing grant management. They will continue collaborating with community providers to develop essential services, with a focus on supporting agencies that face barriers in working with government entities. Under the current agreement, Youthprise has delivered youth services to Community Corrections through 30,000 Feet, World Youth Connect, Rebound, and others. Youthprise, in collaboration with Community Corrections, has identified six additional partners to provide programming.
Designated as a single-source provider per Ramsey County's policy, Youthprise will administer funds provided by the County and the Contractor under the direction of a Community Corrections representative. Youthprise will conduct community- and youth-engaged competitive grant processes to distribute these funds to other organizations (“Grants”), award funds, create contracts, monitor contracted services and maintain monthly financial reports.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Community Corrections' partnership with Youthprise is built on Youthprise’s mission to reduce disparities with and for Minnesota youth. Community Corrections will continue to focus on efforts to prevent the disproportionate confinement of youth of color involved in the justice system and to develop family support systems that engage families as partners. This approach acknowledges the barriers posed by institutional and structural racism, aiming to create plans and supports that keep youth in the community through principles of racial equity, positive juvenile justice, and Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Services will include family conferencing, restorative circles, and family mentoring and support.
Community Participation Level and Impact
There is no community engagement associated with this request for board action.
☐ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
The current agreement with Youthprise began at the end of 2019, but due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of community-based programming, no financial contributions were made until 2021.
Under the current agreement, any unspent funds must be returned to the county by the termination date of December 4, 2024. However, to ensure continuity of services, Community Corrections is entering this new agreement to allow the remaining funds to be utilized. Under the current agreement Community Corrections has contributed a total of $1.6 million, disbursed in $400,000 increments in July and December 2021, December 2023 and August 2024. As of October 1, 2024, there was $849,000 in unspent funds. $175,000 from the 2024/2025 Community Corrections budget will be available if needed under this new agreement.
Last Previous Action
On December 3, 2019, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approves the Sole Source agreement with Youthprise to administer funds for youth services for the period of December 5, 2019 through December 4, 2024 in a not-to-exceed amount of $ 2,000,000 for the term of the contract (Resolution B2019-286).
Attachments
1. Single Source Request Form
2. Professional Services Agreement