EQUITY: 35TH ANNIVERSARY

Unite with advocates, leaders, and changemakers to promote equity and dignity in the justice system - One Youth, One Decision, One Policy, One Law at a time.

  • NOVEMBER 12, 2025
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
  • Ascent Lounge
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our impact

Radical change, one youth at a time

750+

young people whose lives have intersected with the city’s jail system are served each year; that's 17,000 total engagements with young people, for periods averaging over 20 months.

78%

of youth sentenced have had their sentences reduced or have been released from jail as a direct result of our intensive mitigation and court advocacy.

175

new job placements every year, and our career skills workshop has a 95% graduation rate.

800+

instructional hours per year are provided by our Center for Education, with a 9-1 student to teacher ratio and individualized support from tutors and advocacy staff.

100%

of our Youth Mentor staff are YJN program alumni, uniquely positioned to lead and support their younger peers.

7,000

connections to holistic support each year: that means calling grandparents, sitting in court with siblings, waiting with aunts for the bus at Rikers — anything we can do to strengthen a young person’s support system.

Comprehensive Support
Justice Advocacy
Building Independence
Space to Thrive
Community Leadership
Network of Care
Youth Justice Network
Comprehensive Support
Justice Advocacy
Building Independence
Space to Thrive
Community Leadership
Network of Care
Comprehensive Support
Justice Advocacy
Building Independence
Space to Thrive
Community Leadership
Network of Care
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Resilient young people, relentless advocates

[Youth Justice Network] aren't trying to make you better for the moment, they're trying to make you better for the long term.

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our model

At Youth Justice Network,
everyone has a someone.

Our services and programs offer a variety of opportunities for young people to grow and thrive, but our core model throughout is constant: all participants have a staff member they can count on.

Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Youth Advocacy
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Miller Center for
Special Mitigation
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Center for Education
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Center for Arts and Culture
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Career Services Center
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Center for Health
and Wellbeing
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Outreach and Youth Leadership
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Arches
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network The Makeba Project
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Friends to Fathers
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Family Matters
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Youth Justice Network Youth Justice Network Books to Jails
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our services
Youth Justice Network

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Stand in solidarity with our mission to break cycles of inequality and fight systemic racism by giving young people the opportunities they have been denied. Join our community, and together we can make a difference.

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