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VOLUNTARY YOUTH PROGRAMS

The Young Adult Justice Scholars is a voluntary program offering education and career development services, including school placement and liaison services, pre-GED and GED instruction and testing, and assistance with preparing for and applying to college.

  Eligibility

Young Adult Justice Scholars serves young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 that have been court-involved within a year prior to program enrollment. While young people meeting these criteria residing in any of New York City's five boroughs is eligible to enroll, the program specifically targets participants that reside in the following community districts (CDs): Brooklyn CDs 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, and 16; Manhattan CDs 9,10, and 11; Bronx CDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9; and Queens CDs 1, 12, and 14.

  Contacts

Call: 212.553.6637
Email: lfaro@cases.org

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The Queens Justice Corps is a voluntary program serving young people residing in southeast Queens with recent involvement in the justice system. The six-month program provides community service/service learning opportunities, education services, career development, employment-readiness/job placement services, and assistance with enrollment in postsecondary education.

  Eligibility

Queens Justice Corps participants are young men and women ages 18-24 who reside in southeast Queens and have current or past involvement in the criminal justice system, including:

  • parole or probation supervision;
  • release from jail or prison within the past 12 months;
  • enrollment in an alternative-to-incarceration program;
  • referral by a specialized court.

  Contacts

Call: 347.474.1896
Email: qjc@cases.org

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