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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor:
(1) Inspiration Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
(2) South Shore Drill Team, Chicago, Illinois
(3) Guide Right Organization, Chicago, Illinois
(4) Respond Now, Chicago Heights, Illinois
(5) Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
(6) Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
(7) New Life Centers of Chicagoland, Chicago, Illinois
(8) Alianza Leadership Institute, d/b/a Alliance of the Southeast, Chicago, Illinois
(9) St. Joseph Services, 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: $10,000.00 Per Vendor
Contract period: 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014 $89,994.00
Accounts: 499-298
Contract Number(s):
(1) Inspiration Corporation, Contract#1453-13606A, $9,994.00 (1 year)
(2) South Shore Drill Team, Contract #1453-13606B, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(3) Guide Right Organization, Contract #1453-13606C, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(4) Respond Now, Contract #1453-13606D, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(5) Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors, Inc., Contract#1453-13606E, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(6) Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Inc., Contract#1453-13606F, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(7) New Life Centers of Chicagoland, Contract#1453-13606G, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(8) Alianza Leadership Institute, d/b/a Alliance of the Southeast, Contract #1453-13606H, $10,000.00 (1 year)
(9) St. Joseph Services , Contract# 1453-13606I, $10,000.00 (1 year)
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Inspiration Corporation Chicago, Illinois
This program will serve the communities of Uptown, Garfield Park, East Garfield Park and Woodlawn. Inspiration Corporation serves Chicago's ex-offender population. The proposal increases their capacity to serve ex-offenders in two ways: by developing a process for assessing individual's risk for re-offending and by incorporating cognitive behavior therapy groups into its programming.
South Shore Drill Team Chicago, Illinois
This Program will serve the youth from the South Side and South Suburban areas. The South Shore Drill Team serves court-involved youth in Cook County. The proposal would increase staff time and serve five additional court-referred youth ages 12-15. In addition to performing arts training, the youth will receive education support including re-enrollment in school and, if necessary, tutoring and monitoring their progress.
Guide Right Organization Chicago, Illinois
Guide Right Organization serves troubled and disadvantaged youth throughout Chicago. The proposal would allow their Youth Development Program to expand to Cullen Elementary School located in the Roseland community.
Respond Now Chicago Heights, Illinois
Respond Now's program serves the re-entering population in 15 communities in the Southern Suburbs including Sauk Village, Chicago Heights, and Calumet City. The proposal would allow them to provide case management, food services, housing, health, and other services to more people.
Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors Chicago, Illinois
Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors serves low income residents of Woodlawn and the surrounding communities. The proposal would fund the Woodlawn Restorative Justice Hub Pilot Program which will serve gang affiliated high-risk youth.
Chicago Lawyers Committee Chicago, Illinois
The Chicago Lawyers Committee will use the grant to fund their Educational Equity Project which serves youth throughout Cook County. This will allow the organization to expand its legal advocacy services to help youth involved in the Cook County Juvenile Justice system re-enroll in school. Specifically, the funding will be used to support the part-time salary of the Educational Equity Fellow to recruit, train, and coordinate volunteer attorneys to assist youth and their families to re-enroll or maintain enrollment.
New Life Centers of Chicagoland Chicago, Illinois
New Life Centers of Chicagoland's Urban Life Skills Program in Little Village will use funding to provide mediation and restorative justice programming for the students of Farragut Career Academy.
Alliance of the Southeast Chicago, Illinois
Alliance of the Southeast serves the residents of the Chicago Police Department's 4th district and nearby including Hegewisch, South Chicago, and South Deering. Alliance of the Southeast will use the funding to support their South Side Anti-Violence Endeavor and hire a new employee for the position of Youth/Violence Prevention Coordinator.
St. Joseph Services Chicago, Illinois
St. Joseph Services serves at-risk youth ages 3-24 in Austin and Humboldt Park with athletic enrichment programs. St. Joseph Services will use the funds to support program site security at St. Angela's after school program in Humboldt Park and weekend programming in Austin at the Austin Community Resource Center.
Competitive Request for Proposal procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. An RFP was solicited on April 14, 2014, for Violence Intervention, Prevention, and Reduction Mini-Seed Grants. An evaluation committee reviewed proposals and selected the above nine (9) vendors based upon established evaluation criteria. end