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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor:
1) Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
2) New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP Chicago, Illinois
3) South Side Help Center, Chicago, Illinois
4) St. Leonard’s Ministries, Chicago, Illinois
5) Umoja Student Development Corp., Chicago, Illinois
6) Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health, Inc. d/b/a Pilsen Wellness Center, Chicago, Illinois
7) Children’s Research Triangle, Chicago, Illinois
8) Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago, Illinois
9) Union League Boys and Girls Clubs, Chicago, Illinois
10) Gads Hill Center, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Violence Prevention, Intervention & Prevention Services
Contract Value:
1) Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation, Inc., $200,000.00
2) New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP, $200,000.00
3) South Side Help Center, $200,000.00
4) St. Leonard’s Ministries, $200,000.00
5) Umoja Student Development Corp., $200,000.00
6) Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health, Inc. d/b/a Pilsen Wellness Center, $200,000.00
7) Children’s Research Triangle, $200,000.00
8) Erie Neighborhood House, $200,000.00
9) Union League Boys and Girls Clubs, $200,000.00
10) Gads Hill Center, $200,000.00
Contract period: 12/1/2017 - 11/30/2019
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2018 $1,000,000.00, FY 2019 $1,000,000.00
Accounts: 499-298
Contract Number(s):
1) Mikva Challenge, 1753-16255A
2) New Life Centers of Chicagoland, 1753-16255C
3) South Side Help Center, 1753-16255D
4) St. Leonard’s Ministries, 1753-16255E
5) Umoja Student Development, 1753-16255F
6) Pilsen Wellness Center, 1753-16255G
7) Children’s Research Triangle, 1753-16255H
8) Erie Neighborhood House, 1753-16255I
9) Union League Boys and Girls Clubs, 1753-16255J
10) Gads Hill Center, 1753-16255K
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on these contracts was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Justice Advisory Council seeks to award ten (10) Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Reduction Demonstration Grants to provide various services and/or programs. These represent the first FY 2018-2019 Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Reduction Demonstration Grant Awards.
1. Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation, Inc. This program will serve one hundred 9th and 10th grade students who are at risk of committing violence or becoming victims (or both) in New City, Roseland, North Lawndale and South Lawndale. Mikva Challenge will implement the Youth- led Neighborhood Leadership Council Program; activities include: 1:1 mentoring, leadership training and skill development. Districts Served:
2. New Life Centers of Chicagoland, NFP. This program will serve a minimum of 60 high-risk or gang-affiliated youth, ages 12-24 from Little Village. New Life Centers will implement the Urban Life Skills Program -components include: 1:1 mentoring, legal and educational advocacy, sports based youth development and wellness programming.
3. South Side Help Center. This program will serve 210 students across 7 schools in the Roseland community. South Side Help Center will help The REACH (Respect, Equity, Accountability, Courage and Humility) Project - Components include: conflict mediation, peer leadership, tutoring, mentoring and individual counseling.
4. St. Leonard’s Ministries. This program will serve 100 adults from the Near Westside of Chicago. Program components include: anger management, personal responsibility, individual/group counseling, psychological, and relationship building.
5. Umoja Student Development Corporation. This program will serve 300 students from Tilden High School in Fuller Park and South Shore International High School in South Shore. The program components include: Peace Room Interventions, Discipline and Behavior Systems Support and Teacher and Staff Professional Development.
6. Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health, Inc. d/b/a Pilsen Wellness Center. This program will serve 40 youth ages 9-17 and their families reaching 90 participants total in the Brighton Park and Gage Park communities. Components include: psycho-ed workshops for community members and a mobile wellness van to provide crisis intervention following a violent crime.
7. Children’s Research Triangle. The program will serve 96 participants ages 17 and under from East Garfield Park. Children’s Research Triangle will implement the Youth Moving in New Directions (Youth MIND) program which provides school-based intervention, therapy, workshops. Districts Served:
8. Erie Neighborhood House. This program will serve 70 adults from Little Village, Cicero and Berwyn. Erie Neighborhood House will implement The Proyecto Cuídate program, which will provide parenting classes, counseling and wrap-around services.
9. Union League Boys and Girl’s Clubs. This program will serve 75 youth from Humboldt Park, Hermosa, Logan Square, Belmont-Cragin. The Formula for Impact program being implemented by Union League Boys and Girl’s Clubs is an arts program for leadership development, personal growth, academic advancement and community engagement.
11. Gads Hill Center. This program will serve 350 youth from Gage Park, Archer Heights, Back of the Yards, and West Garfield Park. Gads Hill Center will implement The Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools program, which provides school-based intervention, mental health services, parent engagement and workshops.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The aforementioned vendors were selected based on the established evaluation criteria.
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