The Orange County Youth Bureau is pleased to request proposals for funding to support programs for Orange County youth ages 0 through 20* that provide services, opportunities and supports designed to improve youth and community outcomes in the Life Areas outlined by the Touchstones framework. Developed by the New York State Council on Children and Families, the Touchstones framework is organized by six Life Areas: Economic Security; Physical and Emotional Health; Education; Citizenship; Family; and Community. The goals and objectives are related to each other and call for comprehensive strategies to address any single aspect of children and family well-being.
*NOTE: Youth Sports and Education Grant funding is only for ages 6-17.
B. The Orange County Youth Bureau administers Youth Development Program (YDP), Youth Sports and Education (YSE), and Runaway & Homeless Shelter Part I (RHYA) funding from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services Office of Youth Development, and Orange County Taxation Solutions (S) dollars. *In the event new grants and funding programs become available following publication of this RFP, to receive any such funding each applicant shall be required to sign additional forms certifying its understanding of the terms and conditions of the grant/funding program and agreeing to fully comply with the same.
C. Orange County Youth Bureau grants are awarded to non-profit organizations and Orange County municipalities that will operate to meet goals identified in the Touchstone Life Areas defined in Part III of this RFP, the Orange County Children and Family Services Plan, 2018-2023.
