The Performance-based Standards (PbS) Reentry Award was established in 2016 to support youths as they return to living in the community. Recipients are given a gift card for a nearby department store to purchase household items, linens, clothes for work and other things to ease their reentry transition. Ideally, the gift cards are provided to staff to present to the youths shortly before their release. Seeing the tremendous need for this kind of support in applications for this opportunity and PbS’ other awards for youths, in 2019 we established the PbS Education and Employment Foundation specifically to raise awareness and money to support as many youths involved in juvenile justice systems as possible.nIf you are working with a youth in a PbS-participating facility or program who would benefit from up to $500 to pay for some of the important pieces missing from their reentry or case management plan, please consider filling out an application.nApplications will be accepted now through Friday, April 30, 2021.
