$5,750 keeps a youth out of prison with AFJ for a year vs. up to $450,000 to incarcerate one person for a full year in NYC.

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Avenue For Justice's Goals

Keep kids out of prison - That's how AFJ stops New York City crime. Our goals:

1 Intervene to divert and reclaim young people from lives of crime.

2 Provide an overloaded court system a reliable alternative to incarceration.

3 Make New York City a safer place for everyone.

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News and Events

AFJ's Street Naming Celebration

We invite you on May 21st from 12-5pm to join our Street Naming Celebration when we unveil the new street sign at East Sixth and Avenue B.

AFJ on PBS NewsHour

Check out PBS NewsHour's 5 minute highlight of AFJ!

AFJ Run For Justice

A Virtual Run to Support AFJ from April 24 - May 21

Our Roots as One of the First ATI Programs for Youth and Young Adults

Meet Nina - AFJ’s Star Volunteer, Junior Board Member and Leader of Our Spring Run for Justice!

Support Nina's Half Marathon for AFJ Today!

NYC City Council to rename block on Avenue B the “Avenues for Justice Way”

NYC City Council to recognize our history of providing second chances and keeping youth out of jail for over 40 years.

What people are saying

  • "God was on my side the day I came to Andrew Glover. If it wasn’t for those people, who knows where I’d be right now… in prison, probably. If I wasn’t dead already.”
    - Carlos, Andrew Glover Graduate
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