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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. In partnership with the NYC Department of Correction, 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. The nation’s first community-based development corporation, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation provides services in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and 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. Both organizations have deep roots in their communities and galvanize 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.
The Center for Employment Opportunities, a premiere NYC-based transitional employment provider serving individuals involved in the criminal justice system, provides technical assistance and capacity building to these two community-based organizations. Westat, Inc., in partnership with Metis Associates, is conducting the implementation and outcome evaluations of the NYC Justice Corps.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Phipps Community Development Corporation
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Center for Employment Opportunities
New York City
New York Center forIn 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.