Juvenile Justice Programs Unit
The Juvenile Justice Programs Unit is charged with planning and implementing grant processes and systems, monitoring/auditing grant recipient performance and impact, and producing reports on federal and state requirements. The Unit manages four grant funded programs: One-on-One and Group Mentoring Program, Juvenile Continuum funding, federal JJDPA Title 2 funding, and Juvenile Community Corrections Program.
Programs
One-on-One and Group Youth Mentoring Programs
New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is committed to supporting a network of quality youth mentoring providers and effective approaches that provide a consistent, positive influence in the lives of youth people who would benefit from mentoring support, connecting the young person to personal growth and development, and social and economic opportunities.
Juvenile Continuum Grant Funds Programs
New Mexico’s juvenile delinquency prevention service spectrum is delivered through a Continuum Site Model that includes 24 municipality/county Continuums, serving 26 counties throughout the State. Continuums are guided by local juvenile justice boards, whose membership must include representatives of unit of local or tribal government, children’s court, district attorney, public defender, local (municipal, county, tribal) law enforcement, and public school district. Supported by state Juvenile Continuum Grant Funds and federal Title II Formula Grant funds, Continuums apply for funding annually to support locally-defined, evidence based programs and services.
The target population is juveniles referred to juvenile probation or are at risk of such referral. Services are provided by Continuum service providers in five funding priority areas: delinquency prevention, alternatives to detention, graduated and appropriate sanctions, diversion and restorative justice services, and gender-specific services.
Juvenile Community Corrections (JCC)
The Juvenile Community Corrections (JCC) program is an alternative for youth on probation or supervised release, providing services to assist adjudicated youth in successfully completing their probation or release requirements for positive discharge out of the juvenile system.
Program referrals are made to JCC service providers from juvenile probation officers, district court judges, district attorneys, public defenders, private attorneys, juvenile correctional facilities or the CYFD supervised release panel. The program utilizes a team approach which includes the client, family, JCC-contracted agency, local public schools staff, juvenile probation officers and other significant individuals in the client’s life. The program provides participants with program services based on the client’s individualized needs but focuses primarily on teaching life skills (job search support, social skills development, school support and tutoring, and other services offered within the community) so that the youth can learn how to manage their affairs appropriately and responsibly.
Title II Formula Grant Funds Programs
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