NYC Justice Corps
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Linda Gibbs Deputy Mayor FOR health and human services of new york cityOur goal in New York City is to help people lift – and keep – themselves out of poverty. Our hope is that through this program, these youth can avoid re-arrest, get on a more positive path and contribute something worthwhile to their communities, while also getting the benefit of an internship and job experience.
The NYC Justice Corps had a first year operating budget of $4.3 million which included the costs of providing stipends to 275 Corps members.
The NYC Justice Corps is funded by the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, created by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to oversee an Innovation Fund and implement innovative, evidence-based ways to reduce poverty in New York City. The Center for Economic Opportunity is responsible for overseeing, funding and implementing the Commission for Economic Opportunity’s recommendations to address needs among three groups: working poor adults, children five years old and younger, and 16-24 year-old young adults who are out of work and out of school.
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.