NYC Justice Corps
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- What We Do
Orientation and Training
- Recruitment and Enrollment
- Orientation and Training
- Community Benefit Project Service
- Internship
- Post-Corps Placement
Rayteasha Crawford cohort 2I am on the NYC Justice Corps team because I believe in the program and the realistic goals set out for the Corps members.
In their first 2-4 weeks, Corps members receive case management and job readiness services.
During this phase, Corps members are oriented to the idea of the Civic Justice Corps model, engage in team building exercises with their peer Corps members, and develop an understanding of their role in supporting the success of the NYC Justice Corps model.
They enhance their ability to search for jobs, write resumes, prepare for an interview, and discuss their conviction and incarceration histories. In preparation for their successful entry into the workforce or return to school, Corps members develop soft and hard labor market skills while repairing relationships with their community throughout the six-month Justice Corps.
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.