Summary of Specifications:
The Orange County Youth Bureau is pleased to announce that it has a limited amount of Youth Development Program (YDP) funding available, about $11,000 in total, due to additional state funds not allocated during the original 2016 RFP process. It is the intent of this RFP to award to one or multiple agencies, to support programs that provide programming or services to children and youth of military families throughout Orange County, AND/OR other programs operating primarily in the Cities of Middletown, Newburgh and/or Port Jervis, for Orange County youth ages 0-21, 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. 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 2011-2016 Children and Family Services Plan. Eligible Applicants: The following organizations are eligible to apply for funding through this RFP: not-for-profit and community-based organizations including, but not limited to, secular and faith-based, organizations operating in Orange County; Orange County municipalities; and partnerships or consortia consisting of the foregoing. Applicants that have never received funding through the Orange County Youth Bureau are encouraged to apply for funding in this RFP.
