Earmark - Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		Juvenile justice program (15-0405)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency - Family Network Partnership (FNP), MS.

1 recipient will receive $345,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 214

Description: The Family Network Partnership (FNP), a community-based program sponsored by the University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work, provides delinquency prevention services to high-risk youth and their families in two low-income communities in Hattiesburg, MS. The two primary components of the Partnership are the "Neighborhood University", which provides programs in the arts, academics, recreation, and vocational training for youth; and Family Support, which provides case management and individual, family, and group counseling. The applicant will report on relevant performance measures such as: level of youth participation in program components; number of law enforcement contacts for youth served by FNP programs; number of hours spent in educational activities by program youth; and amount of marketable goods and services produced by youth participating in vocational programming.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
The University of Southern Mississippi (623335775)	$345		Public Educational Institution	118 College Drive #5114 Hattiesburg, MS

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $350,000 for the USM Family Network Partnership Program;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007