Specifications include, but are not limited to: Program Area 1: Re-envision Youth After-School and Summer Programs - Fund and expand after-school programs and summer programs, including those that focus on academics/tutoring (such as financial literacy programs), rites of passage, youth development, arts and culture, and mentoring, and are led by community groups as well as school community coalitions. Programs should include training local and emerging youth artists in the community to create culturally relevant artwork for the community run by arts and culture organizations.; Program Area 2: Career/Education Pathway Programs - Develop, implement, and operate career pathway programs for all youth, including diversionary and foster youth, that include community involvement and paid work experience in areas such as social work, civic engagement, arts and culture, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, including paid internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships as well as financial literacy training. Create more educational pathways that successfully transition youth into college (e.g., Community Colleges, CSUs, and UCs) and help them navigate into the higher education system.; Program Area 3: Youth-Specific Housing Interventions - Invest in housing programs and interventions that are tailored for at-risk youth and system-impacted transition-age youth. Housing for youth should be informed by individuals with lived experience with the foster care and/or juvenile justice systems, and also implemented by providers with lived experience. Funding should not be used to expand the surveillance of families, and supportive services should be provided but not required in order to access youth housing programs.; Program Area 4: Culturally Affirming Family Reunification, Pre-Trial Family Support - Supportive services, counseling and support, and restorative justice circles for family members; parenting classes; pre-trial family support (including management of child support); help families better understand legal process and legalese to interpret meaning; and support for people returning home and their family members to understand terms of community supervision in order to adhere to court and community supervision requirements.; Program Area 5: Support Services for Returning LGBTQIA+ Residents - Expand and create new programs, services, and drop-in centers to serve Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Intersex (TGI), and LGBQA+ residents returning to the community from incarceration. Services and programs include workforce development, legal services, transitional housing, mental health services, food distribution, gender-affirming clothing, immigration services, technology training, HIV prevention services, and COVID-19 prevention and education.; Program Area 6: Reentry Programming for Women or Those Who Identify as Women - Fund reentry programming for women or those who identify as women returning to the community after incarceration, designed to serve the unique needs of women involved in the criminal justice system. Programming will promote healthy connections to children, family, significant others, and the community; address substance use disorder, trauma, and mental illness; provide women with opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce recidivism. The program will hire community health care workers to provide case management and will incorporate housing and legal services to ensure safety and healing for the clients.; Program Area 7: Youth Centers - Fund existing physical youth centers in communities of the highest need. Youth centers are defined as locations that currently provide one or more of the following services: triage and basic needs/linkage support (food, health, shelter); youth counseling; mental health and trauma/healing support; COVID support; substance use disorder support and/or treatment; mentorship; violence prevention; education support and tutoring; college preparation and vocational training support; and/or employment readiness and placement.
