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ABC7 News: Avenues for Justice offers 2nd chance for inner-city youth at risk for going or returning to jail

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- From the courtroom to neighborhoods, one local group has spent the last 45 years fighting to save thousands of young lives.

FOX5 Good Day Street Talk with AFJ Executive Director Elizabeth Frederick

What began with a small group of neighbors helping people in the lower east side has evolved into one of the country's first and most cost-effective alternative to incarceration programs today.

Avenues for Justice executive director Liz Frederick talks about new documentary

She shared the services the organization provides to help young people stray from reconviction. Frederick said the community often sees news of young people involved in violence and gangs so it may seem like not much is being done, but there is much more happening on the ground that people don't see.

Pursuing Justice Podcast: Avenues For Justice - An Alternative to Incarceration for Youth

This nonprofit organization based in Manhattan advocates for youth in court to give them a second chance and avoid incarceration. They have been in operation for 45 years, boasting a 94% success rate. Our guest, Angel Rodriguez, has been involved since the inception of this organization. He is co-founder and President.

"Live at Ten" Hip-Hop Therapy Program

Rapper Jim Jones meets with young people who participate in the non-profit group "Avenues for Justice" in Harlem.

COLLAGE:Dealing in Second Chances: A Legacy Almost 50 Years in the Making

Now in his 70s, Rodriguez is looking to retire, passing on the legacy of AFJ to Frederick –– whom he has been training for 20 years. “It’s important for me to put somebody in my place who believes in my mission, and she does,” he said. “She understands my mission to help as many kids as I can across the city.”

Delaware State Students Share Their University Experiences

The gathering was part of the Avenues for Justice youth crime prevention organization’s effort to aid 13- to 24-year-olds in the criminal justice system or living in at-risk communities.

MacKenzie Scott Has Now Given Away $16.5 Billion with New Grants Announced, Since Divorcing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

An organization set up to help her navigate this problem, Yield Giving, recently completed an open call process for a grant money giveaway wherein Scott donated double the millions she originally earmarked—in the end, helping 361 charities and nonprofits with grants of one to two million dollars each.

MacKenzie Scott Doubles Down On Philanthropy Pledge With $640M in Gifts

Co-founder Angel Rodriguez in a statement described the donation as “truly a testament to the dedication of our amazing staff, and most importantly, the resilience of our participants.”

Keeping Young People Out of Prison – and On a Better Path – for 45 Years

An interview with longtime Avenues for Justice executive director Angel Rodriguez.

DEUTSCHE WELLE: Young and Homeless in New York

For many, New York City is a place of dreams. But John Torres knows it's darker sides. He and his family live in one of the city's homeless shelters.

PIX11: Avenues for Justice on PIX11 with Monica Morales

HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — A Harlem man who was formerly incarcerated is now making it his life mission to help others after prison.

INQUEST: No More Family Policing

Marginalized children and their families bear the brunt, and the harms, of a system that many now agree should be dismantled.

Monica Makes it Happen Show: Khaliah Ali, Jim Jones, Avenues for Justice

Pix11 News celebrated Avenues for Justice’s, along with 2023 AFJ Andrew Glover Justice award honoree Khaliah Ali’s, work in the community on the "Monica Makes It Happen" show which aired on November 27, 2023. Director of Court Advocacy, Gamal Willis, was also awarded the Pix11 Community Hero honor, along with Khaliah Ali, and HipHop legends Jim Jones and JaRule.

YOUTH TODAY: Giving first-time juvenile offenders avenues away from detention in New York

AFJ’s program shows young people possibilities that many often feel aren’t available to them because of who they are and where they’re from, said Felicia Forster, business development representative at Building Skills, a nonprofit connecting underemployed populations to construction training and job opportunities.

MEDIUM: Formerly Incarcerated Mothers Gain A Second Chance At Life With Avenues For Justice

For reasons often out of their control, informed by trauma-induced circumstances wound up making adverse decisions and finding family in the streets. These remarkable women were also given a second chance through an Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) program in New York City called Avenues for Justice.

ABC7 Eyewitness News: Protect Our Children: Surviving the System

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Join Eyewitness News anchor Shirleen Allicot for a special focusing on children caught up in the foster care and juvenile justice systems - Protect Our Children: Surviving the System. FEATURING Avenues for Justice!

PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST: Addressing Mental Health for Nonprofit Program Participants and Staff

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the enormous demand for mental health care has made referrals to providers cumbersome and often difficult to navigate, especially for New Yorkers facing economic hardships.