On November 4th, the New York City (NYC) Department of Probation (DOP) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Every Child Has an Opportunity to Excel and Succeed (ECHOES) Be Ready Program. The ECHOES Program is an alternative-to-placement (ATP) model that serves high-risk youth under DOP supervision between the ages of 14 and 18. There are two components to this program:
- Intensive case management component provided directly by DOP Probation Officers; and
- Be Ready component provided by not-for-profit organizations awarded through this RFP.
The program aims to help participants improve their educational, employment, and social/emotional competencies and conflict management skills to enable them to remain in their schools and communities. DOP will award two organizations a total of $1.14 million over three years to implement the Be Ready component of the program.
The full RFP is attached, as well as our summary. Applications are due on December 13th. There will be an optional pre-proposal conference on November 14th.