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Probation seeks continuation of Juvenile Redeploy grant; contracts with Family Core and Human Service Center attached
Summary
Probation requested continuation of a Juvenile Redeploy grant ($369,643) that funds community case managers and an embedded therapist; the resolution includes contracts with Family Core Youth Services ($200,278) and Human Service Center/CARL ($90,037.71).
Jessica Durbin, deputy director of probation, told the Peoria County committee the Juvenile Redeploy grant continuation would bring $369,643 to the county and include two contracts: Family Core Youth Services for case management and family engagement specialists ($200,278) and a contract with the Human Service Center for a full‑time therapist ($90,037.71). "Family Core's services are for the case manager for the program and 2 family engagement specialists that work directly in the community with the clients and their families," Durbin said, and she described the embedded therapist as a way to avoid typical wait lists and insurance barriers for probation clients.
Why it matters: The redeploy program provides community‑based services intended to reduce juvenile detention by offering case management and timely therapeutic services.
Durbin said the grant has been in county use since 2021 (a planning grant in 2021 and full functioning since 2023). Committee member Ricker requested a future report summarizing outcomes — for example, families served, trend data and how many program participants have completed the program — and Durbin agreed that grant monitoring feedback and success metrics could be provided to the committee and to DHS as part of monitoring.
The committee moved and approved the resolution to continue the grant and the associated contracts; the speaker said related line items were either already appropriated for 2025 or budgeted in 2026.
