Pima Prevention Partnership Receives Nearly $500,000 in Federal Grant Funds to Support Reentry Services to Latino Youth

     PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $483,334 in federal grant funds have been awarded to the Pima Prevention Partnership to support Latino youth who are re-entering their communities.  The grant funds were awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (“OJJDP”), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP”).

     “I am very pleased with this significant grant funding to the Pima Prevention Partnership to provide reentry services to Latino youth to help them transition back into the community from secure confinement, including out-of-home placements. These services are designed to reduce the risk of re-traumatizing young people who have often been the victims of abuse and neglect,” said Leonardo.

Information about OJP and its programs can be found at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

Information on OJJDP specific: http://www.ojjdp.gov/about/about.html

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-086_PIMA_PREV_GRANT (2015-CZ-BX-0020)

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