About PACE Youth Programs

PACE is a multidimensional family re-entry and re-socialization program for juvenile offenders.We are helping young men and women between the ages of 12-21 stay out of jail and off the streets by providing them with one year of concentrated strategies for building their own personal developmental assets in order to minimize their chances of re-arrest or re-incarceration. A structured 14-17 week curriculum with one-on-one personally matched coaches will help prepare juvenile offenders for re-socialization and relationship-building. In addition, PACE provides interventions and support for parents of these youths. The Texas Youth Commission has documented results showing PACE youth recidivism rate being nearly 20 points lower than recidivism of youths not enrolled in PACE.

PACE has major bi-partisan support from both Republicans and Democrats; it is also generating the support of faith-based as well as secular organizations and leaders such as A.I.G. American General, J.P.Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Energy Alloys, University of Houston, Texas Juvenile Prevention Center, The PacifiCare Foundation, and others. In PACE's first five years, 154 youth have enrolled, 115 completed, 23 either rearrested or reincarcerated since April 26, 2001 and 16 referred to another program, released due to attendance or relocated. 100 volunteers have been cleared and certified to work with PACE. The estimated dollar value of volunteer time is $18.04 per hour. Since, Jan 3, 2001, men & women have volunteered 6074hrs representing the equivalent value of $109,574.96 as in-kind service. We have received a total of $118,500.00 from Individuals, Banks, Foundations and the Federal Government."The average cost to house a child at TYC facilities jumped to $ 155.02 in 2003 per day with the average length of stay being 22.4 months. We have saved taxpayers from the State of Texas over 6.1 Million Dollars. We are currently preparing to reach 150-200 families 2007.

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