To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: RYSE Inc Service Contract for Transitional Aged Youth Diversion Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a contract with RYSE, Inc in an amount not to exceed $469,000 to provide wraparound services to transitional aged youth participants of the restorative justice diversion program for the period February 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in expenditures of up to $469,000 which is funded 100% by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention through the Byrne Discretionary Grant. The grant funding is included in the department’s FY24-25 budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office (CCCDAO) received an award from the Byrne Discretionary Grant through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to fund a Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Diversion Program. The purpose of the TAY Diversion Program is to provide an alternative pathway for young adults aged 18-25 who are arrested for qualifying misdemeanor and felony offenses in Contra Costa County. The program activities include establishing a TAY Diversion program eligibility and participation guidelines and developing and implementing a restorative justice-based alternative to incarceration to achieve rehabilitation and accountability.
Out of the total funding received by the DA’s Office under the grant, $469,000 were designated to be contracted out for a local community-based organization (CBO) to provide wraparound services to eligible TAY participants of the restorative justice diversion program.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) #2410-841 was issued in October 2024, seeking a CBO to provide the restorative justice-based wraparound services to TAY participants. RYSE, Inc. submitted a proposal under RFP #2410-841 and was recommended by the DA’s Office to enter into a service contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the restorative justice-based alternative to incarceration wraparound services for TAY participants as designated by the Byrne Discretionary Grant for the District Attorney’s TAY Diversion Program would not be provided by a local community-based organization.