NYC Justice Corps
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Arnold Nichols Cohort 3The NYC Justice Corps allows community members to see that Corps members are active members of our community and provide positive service by giving back to our community with each community benefit service project we complete.
The NYC Justice Corps Can …
Services
Corps members receive:
- Job Training
- $7.15-$8.40 per hour in stipends for the six months you are enrolled in the Corps
- The opportunity to improve and repair your community
- Placement in internships, permanent jobs and/or educational opportunities
Eligibility
To be eligible for the NYC Justice Corps, you must:
- Be 18-24 years of age
- Be on probation or parole, released from jail or prison within the last year, or have participated in an
- alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) program within the last year
- Reside in specific communities in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn or the South Bronx
The NYC Justice Corps serves residents in the following zip codes:
Brooklyn – 11205, 11206, 11207, 11211, 11212, 11213, 11216, 11217, 11221, 11222, 11233, 11236 or 11238
Bronx – 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10472, or 10474
In partnership with the Pratt Center for Community Development, Corps members engaged in graffiti removal at seven locations, community garden renovation, and the weatherization of 25 homes whose owners will benefit from reduced energy costs and improved home energy efficiency. Corps members also completed a mural on a wall of the garden, depicting scenes from the community.
The Black Veterans for Social Justice Project engaged Corps members in renovating apartments at four housing facilities in Bedford-Stuyvesant. This work included ensuring that various heating and electrical systems were functional. Through training from project partners, Corps members were provided with the opportunity to become certified in areas of carpentry, boiler and sprinkler functioning, along with other areas of building maintenance.
The William Hodson Senior Center is the oldest senior center in the United States. Corps members undertook an intensive clean-up campaign, restored the stage in the main dining room, and repainted the walls of the auditorium to create a vibrant atmosphere for the seniors.
Crotona Park is the largest park in the South Bronx and has partnered with the Justice Corps on a variety of outdoor and indoor projects. Corps members have repainted basketball courts and playground areas, as well as the walls of the pool house. Most recently, they helped design and plant a new garden landscape by building a fence around newly installed flowerbeds to prevent erosion.