Shelter and Nonresidential Services

The Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc. is soliciting Letters of Interest (LOI) on behalf of the Department of Juvenile Justice from potential applicants interested in providing crisis intervention services to youth and families identified as Children in Need of Services and Families in Need of Services (CINS/FINS) under Chapter 984, F.S., in each of the twenty judicial circuits. If the number of responses to this LOI request exceeds one per judicial circuit, a competitive Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will be issued for that judicial circuit. To be eligible for consideration, the LOI and all required documentation must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. (EST), March 21, 2008. For additional information regarding services description, key contract requirements, submission information, required documentation to be submitted and the Letter of Interest Form, visit www.floridanetwork.org. Only applicants submitting a LOI response to this request will be permitted to respond to any ITN resulting from this LOI process.

The target population for these services is youth ages 10-17 years who are homeless, runaways, habitual truants, or acting beyond the control of their parents (ungovernable). The purpose of CINS/ FINS activities is to provide advocacy for youth, public safety, assure youth due process and adequate protection, and preserve the safety and integrity of the family. The CINS/ FINS process is described in detail in Chapter 984, Florida Statutes.

A full continuum of services will be provided in each Judicial Circuit to include Centralized Intake Services, Temporary Shelter Services, Staff Secure Shelter Services, Non-Residential Services, Prevention Outreach Services and Case Staffing/Court Management. Eligible interested applicants will be expected to provide the full continuum of services.