Design Prof. - PBC Convention Center Expansion

The purpose of this Notification of Funding Opportunity (NoFO) is for the Palm Beach County (PBC) Board of County Commissioners' (BCC) Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services /Reentry to solicit proposals from qualifying agencies to provide services related to adult pre-release reentry services. PBC BCC created the Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services/Reentry, in part, to contract with agencies that provide services to assist adults who are moderate-to-high risk of recidivating (based on a validated risk and needs assessment) and transitioning back to PBC after a period of incarceration. The adult pre-release reentry services should be evidence-based. The adult pre-release reentry services addressed in this NoFO should include: Case Management & General Client Support Services: Case Management will include assessment, identification, and facilitation of services to address the basic and criminogenic needs of participants through individualized case planning, supportive services, and connections within the community. Case managers will have training in administering the Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) risk/needs assessment, Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model, Motivational Interviewing, Cultural Competency and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Specific pre-release case management services will also include working in Sago Palm Reentry Center (500 Bay Bottom Road, Pahokee, Florida 33476) with their programs. Sago Palm offers academic, vocational, substance use, chaplaincy, and institutional betterment programs. General Client Support Services shall include but not be limited to cognitive behavioral interventions, employment assistance, family reunification, educational classes, and vocational training for adults. Further information regarding case management and general client support services is listed on Attachment 8. The Palm Beach County Reentry Task Force and its seven subcommittees developed a Reentry Task Force Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) with four intended reentry outcomes: 1) increased public safety, 2) reduced recidivism rates, 3) decreased number of crime victims, and 4) improved quality of life for COUNTY residents. The Strategic Plan is a dynamic document that is subject to modification and periodic updates and is available for review at http://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/justiceservices/PDF/Reentry/StrategicPlan.pdf. The Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services/Reentry encourages all those interested in submitting proposals to familiarize themselves with the Strategic Plan.

Service Categories 1)Case management 2)Client support services

The purpose of this Notification of Funding Opportunity (NoFO) is for the Palm Beach County (PBC) Board of County Commissioners' (BCC) Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services /Reentry to solicit proposals from qualifying agencies to provide services related to adult pre-release reentry services. PBC BCC created the Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services/Reentry, in part, to contract with agencies that provide services to assist adults who are moderate-to-high risk of recidivating (based on a validated risk and needs assessment) and transitioning back to PBC after a period of incarceration. The adult pre-release reentry services should be evidence-based. The adult pre-release reentry services addressed in this NoFO should include: Case Management & General Client Support Services: Case Management will include assessment, identification, and facilitation of services to address the basic and criminogenic needs of participants through individualized case planning, supportive services, and connections within the community. Case managers will have training in administering the Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) risk/needs assessment, Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model, Motivational Interviewing, Cultural Competency and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Specific pre-release case management services will also include working in Sago Palm Reentry Center (500 Bay Bottom Road, Pahokee, Florida 33476) with their programs. Sago Palm offers academic, vocational, substance use, chaplaincy, and institutional betterment programs. General Client Support Services shall include but not be limited to cognitive behavioral interventions, employment assistance, family reunification, educational classes, and vocational training for adults. Further information regarding case management and general client support services is listed on Attachment 8. The Palm Beach County Reentry Task Force and its seven subcommittees developed a Reentry Task Force Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) with four intended reentry outcomes: 1) increased public safety, 2) reduced recidivism rates, 3) decreased number of crime victims, and 4) improved quality of life for COUNTY residents. The Strategic Plan is a dynamic document that is subject to modification and periodic updates and is available for review at http://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/justiceservices/PDF/Reentry/StrategicPlan.pdf. The Public Safety Department - Division of Justice Services/Reentry encourages all those interested in submitting proposals to familiarize themselves with the Strategic Plan.

Service Categories 1)Case management 2)Client support services