2024–2025 Services delivered: Community Based Youth Justice Education and Community Partnership program (CBYJ)

Component: Reintegration/Rehabilitation Services - Community

Legislation: Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) Ministry of Education's General Legislative Grant Regulation (Reg. 287/98)

Requirements

Disposition of records

1. In the event the Service Provider ceases operation, it is agreed that the Service Provider will not dispose of any records related to the services provided for under this contract without the prior consent of Ontario, which may be given subject to such conditions as Ontario deems advisable
2. For purposes of services provided pursuant to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada), and the Provincial Offences Act (POA), upon termination of services to the young person, the Service Provider will retain and ultimately dispose of records relating to the young person in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada), the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) 2017 and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Confidentiality

1. The Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents and volunteers will hold confidential and will not disclose or release to any person other than Ontario at any time during or following the term of this contract, except where required by law, any information or document that tends to identify any individual in receipt of services without obtaining the written consent of the individual or the individual's parent or guardian prior to the release or disclosure of such information or document. Where the Service Provider is a municipality, or such other "institution" as defined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the provisions of such Act with respect to the disclosure or release of information apply
2. Where the Service Provider is providing services for the purposes of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the Provincial Offences Act (POA) the Service Provider, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers will abide by the confidentiality provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (Canada) and the policies and procedures of Ontario

Transfer Payment Recipients will follow the Youth Justice Services Manual (YJSM) that was first issued April 1, 2006, and all subsequent revisions. “Contents Applicable to All” and the “Transfer Payment Community Based Programs and Services” sections outline minimum requirements for the Transfer Payment Recipients.

Service objectives

• To provide services that address specific assessed needs of a young person and/or conditions of a sentence
• To support rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons

Service description

People served

• Young person’s aged 12-17 at the time of offence who have been found guilty and are currently on probation, conditional supervision or community supervision orders or young person on detention status as part of a community release plan
• At-risk young person’s eligible to attend elementary or secondary school programs and who are unable to attend a mainstream school due to appropriate youth justice involvement including custody/detention and diversion purposes

Community Based Youth Justice Education and Community Partnership Program Model

• This program model will optimize the opportunity for 6 – 10 students who are in, or at risk of, conflict with the law to maximize their academic success through smaller pupil to teacher ratios, in a safe, flexible class structure and environment conducive to teaching and learning that supports credit accumulation/recovery based on a students’ learning needs
• The program will ensure seamless transition to a mainstream school or to an appropriate program and facilitate pathways to ensure future educational success
• The program will also enable young persons to access structured programming offered in an attendance centre or through other community supports/resources that addresses a Young Person’s identified risk/need factors
• A single point of entry will be managed with the school board in partnership with the Attendance Centre or other community agency as the coordinating body

Program/service features

Includes:

• The teacher is hired through the local School Board of Education responsible for the ECPP to provide tailored educational programming to meet the needs of the young persons and improve educational outcomes through effective service delivery
• A learning environment that uses various instructional approaches to support a personalized approach to learning for each young person (e.g., credit completion/rescue, credit recovery, homework clubs/support, e-learning/blended learning, dual credits etc.)
• The program Elements, Goals and Outcomes as stated by the Ministry of Education is included as part of the program delivery to help improve a young person’s life outcomes
• program delivery that is efficient, effective, and creative to optimize access and supports for the young persons that promote learning within and outside of the classroom
• An alignment and integration of the Young Person’s Youth Justice Case Management Plan (CMP), an education plan, and opportunities for collaboration between local community-based organizations
• The program is integrated as part of the overall CMP to support rehabilitation and reintegration to the community
• Access to programs/supports offered by the attendance centre or other community program to meet the needs and strengths of the Young Person
• The young person will have reasonable access to computers and will abide by the rules and regulations as prescribed by the classroom teacher
• Admission / discharge of young persons to the Education and Community Partnership Program (ECPP) program shall be the responsibility of the teacher/school board and shall be confirmed by a case conference which will include school board and agency/ministry personnel
• Transition to and from the CBYJ ECPP to an appropriate mainstream school or program shall be governed by the policies and procedures of the Board of Education responsible for the program or other educational authority, within whose jurisdiction the community school is located. The ministry/agency is responsible for initiating the referral process to ensure seamless transition

Individual planning and case management (standard terms)

• Provision of case management with youth, families, schools, police, and community partners, as appropriate, where no Ministry Case Manager is currently assigned
• Development of processes / protocols to support linkages through referrals to community agencies/resources for youth to manage longer-term issues
• Provision of alignment with existing case management plans if Ministry Case Manager already assigned

ECPP Program Model

• Through a multidisciplinary intake process, the students will be assessed as part of a monthly CMP, setting goals using a strength-based approach
• In partnership with the school board, the service provider will develop an individualized plan for each Young Person that reflects the assessment of needs, the specific educational services/supports/interventions to be provided and the expected outcomes of service. A Young Persons’ needs will be specifically identified to guide the selection of appropriate service targets
• The goal of ECPPs is to return students to mainstream community classrooms as soon as appropriate

Services will be

• Part of a youth centered delivery system that provides rehabilitative and reintegration programs and services to youth who are in, or at risk of, conflict with the law
• Based on cognitive behavioural principles and interventions, best practices, and evidence-informed and/or evidence-based programming, and integrated as appropriate with other services provided to youth within government and in the community
• Reflective and responsive to the youth, family and community strengths and needs
• Accountable to the youth, family, and community
• Sensitive to the social, linguistic, and cultural diversity of youth, families, and communities
• Staffed by individuals with the appropriate range of skills, abilities, and cultural competency necessary to respond effectively to the needs of youth and families
• The program/support is based on the youth’s assessed needs, preferences and available individual, agency, community, and contracted ministry resources
• Aligned where appropriate to support the achievement of the Youth Justice Division’s four outcomes for youth
  • Improved functioning and positive social behaviour
  • Increased skills and abilities
  • Increased youth engagement with supports and
  • Decreased re-offending
• Responsible for completing training modules, reviewing business processes, and viewing program results of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Youth Justice Outcomes Framework (YJOF) via the YJOF SharePoint Site (please contact regional office for site access)
• Responsible for demonstrating outcome achievement using the following tools of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Youth Justice Outcomes Framework (YJOF) consistent with timelines and processes specified in training modules
  • Actively offering youth the option to complete the Non-Residential Youth Experience Survey (NRES)
  • Completing the Monthly Survey Distribution Record
  • Completing the Outcome Data Collection Form (ODCF)
• Applying the standardized collection of Identity-based data in order to better serve youth who receive Youth Justice services and programs. The standardized collection should be applied for all types of programming except Prevention and Extrajudicial Measures
• Aligned with Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism, Anti-Oppression, and human rights principles to challenge racism and oppression in all its forms

Reporting requirements

The following service data will be reported on at an Interim and Final stage. Please refer to your final agreement for report back due dates and targets.