Indiana Second Chance Juvenile Reentry Project (IN-SCJRP)

OJJDP's Demonstration Programs Division Grants were established to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance to organizations. This program is authorized by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Pub. L. 112-110.

During year 1 of the Indiana SCA Juvenile Demonstration project, 129 youth and families were provided services in juvenile facilities and the community. Services included: multisystemic home-based therapy, mentoring, life skills and job readiness training, placement assistance and day academy services. For the second year of the project, the Indiana Department of Correction aims to expand the project to serve an additional 42 Marion County high-risk youth who are incarcerated. The overall goal of the Indiana Juvenile Reentry Demonstration Project is to reduce the likelihood that youth are re-incarcerated once they have successfully reintegrated into the community. Objectives include: improving the transition of youth back to their home by providing multi-systemic therapy; reducing barriers through direct assistance with transition issues such as ensuring all participants have a state issued ID or driver's license and at least 60% are enrolled in an educational/vocational program or employed. In addition, all youth will be matched with adult mentors. The project will also develop a system of long-term community supports that will continue after the youth have completed the formal parts of the program.

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