Description
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is soliciting proposals to deliver a comprehensive School‑Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP) at Thomas Wallace Middle School in Vineland, Cumberland County. The award provides up to $81,567 for FY 2026 (including $20,000 start‑up funding) to cover staffing, evidence‑based curricula, materials, and related operating costs. The contractor must staff a full‑time coordinator, a mental‑health practitioner (½ FTE), and a youth‑development specialist, deliver required services (general, brief clinical, healthy youth development, and referral) to all middle‑school students, parents, and staff, and maintain real‑time data entry in DCF Connex. The contract period runs from February 1 2026 to June 30 2026 for the initial award, with a possible renewal through June 30 2027.
• Deliver evidence‑based youth development and mental‑health services twice per academic year, plus ongoing general school‑wide programs.
• Maintain a dedicated space in the host school and operate five days a week (before, during, and after school).
• Submit quarterly expenditure reports, annual ROE, and a full audit; meet a 25 % matching‑fund requirement and keep administrative costs ≤ 10 % of the award.
• Form an advisory board (≥ 25 % student/parent) within 60 days of contract execution and complete a school needs assessment within 30 days.
• All staff must meet licensing and qualification standards; the contractor must provide insurance and be registered in SAM.