PROBATION DEPARTMENT - A. CANEZ
1. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution for the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) program for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 in the amount of $63,806.00 to transfer funds from the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOGB) funding account to the Probation Department's General Fund operating budget to cover the costs of various contract expenses, including contracts for New Hope for Youth, Guidance Gardens and Sacred Rok.; and
2. Authorize the Chair to Sign.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 510
RESOLUTION NO.: 2026-136
CONSENT AGENDA
The Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) is a California state program that provides flexible funding to counties to deliver custody and care services for justice involved youth who, under prior law, would have been committed to the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation’s Division of Juvenile Justice.
Government Code Section 30061 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1961, as amended by AB 1998 (Ch. 880, Statutes of 2016), combined and establish the planning and reporting requirements under the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) and the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) programs. JJCPA governing statutes can be found in Government Code Sections 30061, et seq. YOBG governing statutes can be found in Welfare & Institutions Code Sections 1950, et seq. The program provides state funding for counties to implement programs that have proven effective in reducing crime and delinquency among at-risk youth and justice involved youth.
San Benito County Probation Department submitted their 2026 Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) and Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) Annual Plan on March 20, 2026.
The attached budget adjustment is relevant to the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) funds used for fiscal year 2025-2026. These funds were used for various contract expenses, including the following:
- Juvenile Review Board (JRB)
- Juvenile Work Service Program (JWSP)
- New Hope for Youth - Service Area 4
- Serv Safe
- Sacred Rok
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- The Recycling Project
- Guidance Gardens
Generated Revenue for 101.50.1215.1000
1. Adopt Budget Amendment Resolution for the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) program for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 in the amount of $63,806.00 to transfer funds from the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOGB) funding account to the Probation Department's General Fund operating budget to cover the costs of various contract expenses, including contracts for New Hope for Youth, Guidance Gardens and Sacred Rok.; and
2. Authorize the Chair to Sign.