SECOND REQUEST

REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST

Neighborhood Partner Initiative

CINS/FINS Non Residential 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 Neighborhood Partner agency applicants interested in providing Nonresidential Counseling and Case Management Services to youth and families identified as Children in Need of Services and Families in Need of Services (CINS/FINS) in the following counties: Miami-Dade, Pinellas, Palm Beach, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange and Broward. If the number of responses to this LOI request exceeds one per county, a competitive Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will be issued for that county. To be eligible for consideration, the LOI and all required documentation must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. (EDT), June 13, 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 who are homeless, runaways, 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 unity and integrity of the family. The CINS/ FINS process is described in detail in Chapter 984, Florida Statutes.

Neighborhood Partners agencies are:

1.     A racial or ethnic minority agency as demonstrated by 50% or more of the members of the non-profit Board of Directors representing an ethnic or racial a minority.

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2.     Community-based as demonstrated by a having a presence in the community for a number of years that has resulted in key relationships in the community that will afford supports to the youth and families receiving services, e.g., schools, law enforcement, community organizations and other service providers. Faith-based agencies as demonstrated by an affiliation with a community church or a human services arm of a church, but do not impose a particular faith upon clients and agree to serve clients of all faiths, meet the definition of community-based.