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Commission hears proposal to extend diversion contract with The Bridge to keep youth in community programs

5748679 · August 5, 2025
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Chief probation officer Ray Williams described a proposed amendment to extend the county's contract with The Bridge for juvenile diversion services from Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026, funded via Department of Youth Services community-program set-aside funds; commissioners asked about program scope and numbers in DYS custody.

Montgomery County chief probation officer Ray Williams presented Amendment No. 2 to the county’s contract with The Bridge, a diversion services provider, proposing an extension from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026.

"This is a contract for our diversion program that we're gonna extend," Ray Williams said, describing the program as a family- and community-based alternative intended to reduce commitments to the Alabama Department of Youth…

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