The Community Development Division is
committed to serving at-risk and delinquent youth through education
and involvement. It serves as the department’s liaison to other
agencies, supervises Progressive
Sanction Level 1 cases, monitors juvenile justice issues, provides
information to the public including victims and the media, and
acquires alternative funding to finance numerous programs.
Grants and
Alternative Funding
During 2005, the division acquired
over $1,500,00 dollars from state and federal governments to assist
the department in providing a variety of basic and specialized
probation services. These services include residential placement for
serious offenders, specialized services for female offenders and
intervention/prevention services in targeted schools.
In addition, staff co-coordinated and co-authored two grants that
bring needed mental health services to Harris County. The Hogg
Foundation for Mental Health awarded $500,000 to Harris County to
restore mental health services lost as a result of budget reductions
and increased need. Later in the year, Harris County was awarded
approximately $1,500,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration to begin the strategic planning process to
improve the systems of mental health care in Harris County. |
