RFP-RC-07-048 - Mentoring Demonstration Program for High-Risk Youth

Summary of Specifications:
Purpose Funding is available to develop up to three (3) mentoring programs for Rockland County youth who face multiple challenges on the road to adulthood. Each program will serve a minimum of ten (10) high-risk youth. The goal is to create quality, committed adult one-on-one relationships that provide high-risk young people with caring role models for future success. Funds are provided to create and implement research-based mentoring programs for each of three groups of high-risk youth: 1.Youth in foster care, including youth transitioning out of foster care; 2.Youth involved in, or at high-risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system; 3.Youth involved in, or at high-risk of involvement in gang activity.