Item:
Title
Approval to Enter into a Contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement in the Amount of $500,000.
Body.
Date of BOCC Meeting: January 26, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement (HR-JM) in the amount of $500,000. Funding is included in Community Intervention Support Service budget approved for FY 2025-26. The Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement operates as an “umbrella organization” that works in concert with existing community partners, with a goal of developing coordinated strategies that interrupt the cycle of violence, while concurrently increasing the health and prosperity within marginalized communities.
HRJM will develop a centralized and consolidated framework of community participants, social justice, and criminal justice partnerships that assess, plan, and treat problems leading to community violence. The target customers are justice involved citizens, their children and families. The service area includes all of Durham County, North Carolina.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Durham County Strategic Goal: Safe & Resilient Community
Resource Persons: Krystal Harris, MSW, Community Intervention & Support Services Director
County Managers’ Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement (HR-JM) in the amount of $500,000. Funding is included in Community Intervention Support Service budget approved for FY 2025-26.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________