Establishes the Virginia Youth Empowerment and Mentoring Grant Fund and Program.
The bill creates the Virginia Youth Empowerment and Mentoring Grant Fund and Program. It establishes a special nonreverting fund to award competitive grants to community-based organizations. These grants aim to place mentors with high-risk youth, focusing on successful youth placement in the workforce. The Department of Criminal Justice Services will administer the program, setting guidelines and criteria for agreements with grant recipients. The program will track outcomes such as reductions in homicides and shootings in targeted communities and successful youth placement in high-wage trades.
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