Children Youth and Families

Equal justice for all Youth is our initiative that brings together both public agencies and private organizations to ensure that Youth of color who have historically faced disparities receive equitable treatment within the juvenile justice and educational systems. An example of our convening ability is our role as the lead agency in the my brothers keeper initiative, launched nationally in 2014 by president obama. We have also spearheaded the conversation and work-around redressing the effects of the school to prison pipeline within our school system. These actions have led to historic declines in the numbers of Youth being needlessly detained before adjudication, an increased number of youths receiving support to address mental health issues and a larger presence of Youth voice in meetings and decisions where they traditionally have been marginalized.

Out-of-school time programs ost programs are programs designed to engage Children and Youth in services, supports and opportunities in times when schools are not in operation. Ost programs include programing models such as before and after school programs, break camps, day camps, afterschool sports practices/ clinics that engage Children and Youth and provide safety, supervision, and provision of experiences that support Children and youths positive development.

Children with intensive needs Children with intensive needs include those Children who have severe emotional, behavioral and/or developmental disabilities. They require a level of intensive services that can only come from cross-agency Collaboration in service planning and delivery, funding and oversight. Working with partners, the Collaboration Council works to direct parents to the most appropriate services lead efforts to bring fragmented resources together on both the family and program levels and build effective community-based programs all contributing to the local system of care.