NYC Justice Corps
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Rayteasha Crawford Cohort 2I joined the NYC Justice Corps because I wanted to change my life and achieve goals such as get an education and a job. I also joined the Justice Corps because it allowed me to participate in hands-on community service projects that I loved completing.
The NYC Justice Corps is a collaboration between local government, community service providers and the broader local community.
The City University of New York – through John Jay College of Criminal Justice – oversees the NYC Justice Corps. Via the Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College provides policy direction and development support.
The Justice Corps rests on the belief that communities should be the best equipped resources to support the successful reentry and reintegration of individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system; and the local community-based providers forge this as a reality. Phipps Community Development Corporation, the social services affiliate of Phipps Houses, the nation’s oldest and one of the largest nonprofit developers of affordable housing, serves Corps members in the South Bronx and Harlem. Phipps galvanizes the support and involvement of local elected officials, community and faith-based leaders, residents, and employers to ensure the success of the NYC Justice Corps.
Westat, Inc., in partnership with Metis Associates, is conducting the implementation and outcome evaluations of the NYC Justice Corps.
Phipps Community Development Corporation
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York City
New York Center forThe 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.