Give Something Back

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TO DEVELOP COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE BUILD RESILIENCE, RESTORE THEIR SAFETY, HEAL THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDS, AND PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE AND DELINQUENCY. GIVE BACK SERVES CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMATIC CRIMES, AND/OR FOUR OR MORE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. GIVE BACK OPERATES IN SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SAN BERNADINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHICH HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO SEVERE, REPEATED, TRAUMATIC VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTRY. GIVE BACK HAS FORMED A COLLABORATIVE, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER TASK FORCE CONSISTING OF GIVE BACK, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FONTANA CITY CHIEF OF POLICE, ONTARIO CITY CHIEF OF POLICE, CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, JUVENILE COURT, COUNTY COUNSEL, CHILDREN'S NETWORK, INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH PLAN (THE LARGEST NONPROFIT MEDICARE-MEDICAID PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN IN THE COUNTRY), CHILDREN'S FUND (NONPROFIT DELIVERING SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS) THE RESILIENCY INSTITUTE FOR CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY AND LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. GIVE BACK AND THE COLLABORATIVE WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND ENHANCE WELLNESS AND HEALING, INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO REDUCE THE TRAUMATIC IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE AND PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE, DELINQUENCY, AND VICTIMIZATION, AND SUPPORT AND ENHANCE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE. GIVE BACK WILL DO SO BY (1) CONVENING ITS COLLABORATIVE TEAM OF STAKEHOLDERS TO GUIDE AND INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEXT PHASE OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE, (2) IMPLEMENTING TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE APPROACHES ALONG THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION CONTINUUM THAT FILL GAPS AND ADDRESS RISK FACTORS AS WELL AS BUILD ON PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE TARGET COMMUNITIES, AND (3) SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMA AND EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE.

GIVE SOMETHING BACK (GIVE BACK) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE OJJDP FY24 MENTORING FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS TO CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY, AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMATIC CRIMES, AND/OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT ADVERSITIES (FOUR OR MORE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES). GIVE BACK OPERATES IN SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, INCLUDING THE GREATER BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY THAT HOUSES 30% OF THE STATES INCARCERATED POPULATION. GIVE BACK WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM, TRAUMA-INFORMED, EQUITY-CENTERED, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTORING, WITH YOUTH AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS ENSURING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO THEIR CHALLENGES. GIVE BACK'S PROGRAMMING HELPS CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS TO MITIGATE THE INTERNALIZED AND EXTERNALIZED EFFECTS OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, DEVELOP ECONOMIC STABILITY (FINANCIAL LITERACY, EMPLOYABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND CAREER AND POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS); BUILD RESILIENCY (INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, CHARACTER SKILLS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS); AND RELATIONAL WEALTH (PEERS, SCHOOLS, AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY), LEADING TO EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH RATES OF GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, AND GETTING A JOB WITH A PATH TO A FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGE IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSION.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MEET THE UNADDRESSED NEEDS OF BIPOC CHILD CRIME VICTIMS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, HOMELESSNESS, THE INCARCERATION OF A PARENT, AND/OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT ADVERSITIES THAT CAN LEAD TO LONG TERM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS PREVENTING THEM FROM FULLY OVERCOMING THEIR VICTIMIZATION. GIVE BACK WILL MEET YOUNG PEOPLES NEEDS FOR FOOD, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND JOB READINESS PROGRAMS SO THEY CONTINUE TO ADVANCE ACADEMICALLY AND VOCATIONALLY.