DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES
September 16, 2008
PUBLIC NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
(RFI)
For
Non-School Hour Programs for Children
and Youth
The Department of Human
Services, Office of Youth Services (OYS) requests information and feedback from
interested schools, community-based organizations, other public entities and
private organizations, consortia of these agencies, community members, and/or
concerned individuals that will assist the OYS in prioritizing the need for non-school hour programs and
activities for children and youth statewide.
The information gathered from the RFI may result in the development of a
Request for Proposal (RFP).
The OYS is particularly
interested to receive feedback on the type of activities and programs that
communities believe are needed to provide children and youth with meaningful
experiences as they develop and enhance their life skills and resiliency, and
increase protective factors in their lives.
Feedback on the cost range of providing the activities and programs, and
preferences for grant amounts (e.g., under $50,000, to supplement on-going
programming efforts; or, e.g., $50,000 - $100,000, to fund new, innovative, or
more comprehensive programming) is also being requested.
The following are examples of
services and activities that OYS procured in the past to provide non- school
hour programming in communities:
Positive youth
development activities;
Drug and violence
prevention services and activities;
Academic,
physical and social skills building activities during before and after school
hours; intercession periods; weekends and holidays;
Youth Board and
youth-driven community services;
Life skills
building in the outdoors such as camps, ropes courses;
Arts and creative
expressions.
Funding sources for this
service may include Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Programs and/or Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grants.
RFI
Meeting: 1:30 .m. 3:30 p.m.,
October 1, 2008, at Haseko Center, 6th floor, Conference Room 2, 820
Mililani Street, Honolulu.
Written
comments, suggestions, and other feedback for consideration for the scope of
work and RFP requirements may be faxed, mailed, or e-mailed by October 3, 2008.
Contact Person: Merton Chinen
Office of Youth Services
820 Mililani Street, Suite 817
Honolulu, Hawaii
96813
(808) 587-5700
mchinen@dhs.hawaii.gov
Participation in this RFI
process is optional and is not required in order to respond to any subsequent
procurement by the OYS. Neither the OYS
nor any interested party responding to this RFI has any obligation under the
RFI. The OYS may engage in further
informal discussions to gather additional information and recommendations to
assist in developing the RFP. Please
call Merton Chinen, Children and Youth Program Specialist, at (808) 587-5700
with questions regarding this RFI.
PNS: September 16, 2008
