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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: 1) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2) Enlace Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
3) Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Violence Prevention, Intervention, & Reduction Services
Contract Value: $200,000.00 Per Vendor
Contract period: 8/1/2014- 7/31/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $600,000.00
Accounts: 499-298
Contract Number(s):
1) University of Chicago, Contract #1453-13597A , $200,000.00 (1 year)
2) Enlace Chicago, Contract#1453-13597B, $200,000.00 (1 year)
3) Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention, Contract# 1453-13597C, $200,000.00 (1 year)
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Chief Procurement Officer issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The above vendors are recommended for award based on their qualifications and experience as determined by the evaluation committee.
The University of Chicago proposes to partner with Comer Children's Hospital, La Rabida Hospital, and Stroger Hospital to provide trauma informed medical and clinical care to young victims of violence and their families. The program includes training hospital staff in trauma informed practices, assessment of clients, intensive case management and patient navigation (aftercare), mentoring, and SELF (Safety. Emotions. Loss. Future) groups to help youth process their trauma, avoid future violence involvement and move forward with their lives, Psychological care, and program evaluation by Drexel University.
Enlace Chicago proposes to convene a wide array of smaller organizations that offer various services to the target population in Little Village community. The program "Little Village Youth Safety Network" will use CPS early indicators to identify gang involved youth and provide parent engagement, youth mentoring, mental health treatment, and youth leadership development. Other services can be provided as needed. The goal of the program is to reduce gang involvement and minimize risk factors at the ages at which gang involvement typically begins.
The Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention proposes to provide a comprehensive program consisting of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (provided by SGA youth and family services), mentoring, and balanced and restorative justice training. The CBT and mentoring curriculum are both evidence based. The program will target 120 youth ages 14 - 18 from the above communities at risk of violence involvement, which will in part be determined by court involvement.
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