A youth program is shutting down after Tarrant County ended it’s contract, and gave it to another group.
The president of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., says they will continue to fight for services in Tarrant County after commissioners reversed course and voted to approve a contract with My Health My Resources of Tarrant County to replace them.When a juvenile is arrested and brought before a judge, the judge can decide to send them to YAP instead of jail.
She said although other local groups do some aspects of their work, no one provides wraparound services like they do, working with juveniles and their families in many different aspects of their lives: social, emotional, academic, career, and more. “ overwhelming majority said, ‘We don’t want to go with YAP.’ The juvenile judge said he has seen no evidence that what they’ve done is effective,” O'Hare said. “If they want to go back, bid again next year, change some things they’re doing, things they stand for, not to mention their YAP voice advocacy program that they bring all their graduates to, if they want to go back and change the way they do things, they can redo it just like everyone else and they’ll have a fair shot.
“I do not agree with replacing and I will not be voting for the MHMR contract," said Commissioner Roy Brooks.“The vote today sheds light and sheds hope," Brandon said.The commissioners returned to the dais and re-voted, with Brooks and Gary Fickes switching from yay to nay and passing the MHMR contract. They did not discuss it."What was discussed in the dark that can't be discussed in the light?" he said, wondering why taxpayers weren't privy to the discussion.
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