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Recommendation to authorize City Prosecutor and City Manager to enter into agreements, and any amendments, with Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network and Centro CHA, Inc., to assist with court diversion and alternative sentencing programming as part of the City’s Promising Adults, Tomorrow’s Hope (P.A.T.H.) program, at no cost, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Prosecutor and City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In June 2015, the City Council requested the City Manager to work with the City Prosecutor’s Office to help initiate the Promising Adults, Tomorrow’s Hope program (P.A.T.H.). The program began as a pilot program in 2016 in partnership between the City Prosecutor’s Office and Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network (“Pacific Gateway”). Pacific Gateway remains today a most critical partner since it administers the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and other employment and training funds received annually by the City to support job training programs delivered by the Career Transition Center, Harbor Gateway WorkSource Center, and selected community-based organizations assisting local residents in acquiring skills leading to employment.
P.A.T.H. is a court diversion and alternative sentencing program, where 16-24 year-old persons cited or arrested for certain offenses may be offered one-on-one employment and educational assistance in lieu of traditional prosecution. P.A.T.H. participants also attend courses designed to teach life skills and better decision-making. Last year, 93% of those who completed P.A.T.H. received pre-filing diversion, which means the person’s case was never filed in court.
There are several goals associated with P.A.T.H., including: (a) creating better outcomes for those cited or arrested for minor criminal offenses, (b) reducing court congestion, (c) making justice-involved young adults more prepared for...
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