Diverting Children, Adolescents and Young Adults from Criminal Justice System Involvement

The Massachusetts Probation Service (MPS) is seeking to fund several Massachusetts cities and towns to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to diversion of children, adolescents, and young adults from the criminal justice system. The successful proposals must provide a method of identifying individuals within the limitations of confidentiality and have a direct diversionary impact on them. Proven or promising programming delivered in innovative ways will be the critical factor in successful grant applications. • The funding is for community-based activities that intervene prior to the execution of an arrest or an arraignment through coordinated programs of prevention and/or alternative case processing. • The MPS seeks to fund activities, projects, or programs that can claim a direct diversionary impact on identifiable individuals through their operation. • Successful proposals must provide a method of identifying these individuals within the limitations of confidentiality. • Proven or promising programming delivered in innovative ways will be the critical factor in successful grant applications and in possible future renewals of funding.