Purpose/Background: The County of Riverside Purchasing Department on behalf of Riverside County Probation (RCP) is seeking proposals from qualified parties qualified in providing Community-Based Youth Support – Transitional Housing, Transportation and Life Skills Training Services for the RCP department. On September 30, 2020, Governor Newson signed a Senate Bill (SB) 823 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020), which began the closure of the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), realigning those state functions to county governments. Under SB 823, DJJ intake closed for most youth on July 1, 2021, and counties then became fully responsible for the housing, programming, and treatment of youth at higher offense and treatment needs levels who could no longer be committed to DJJ. Therefore, the Riverside County Probation Department created a secured-track treatment facility (SYTF) named Pathways to Success (PTS), which is committed to providing a rehabilitative environment for the target population with individualized services to successfully transition into the community and reduce recidivism. Under SB 92 legislation, the Probation Department can recommend transferring youth from a Secured Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) to a less restrictive program (LRP), such as a halfway house or community service program, at a review hearing before the Court for those who meet the PTS program requirements.
