2024-04-17T07:31:50-07:00 2023-06-30 261726741 WatsonRice LLP 31 West 34th Street 7006 New York NY 10001 990 2022-07-01 133576756 Youth Justice Network Inc YOUT 2127600755 63 W 125th Street 4th Floor NEW YORK NY 10027 CHRISTINE PAHIGIAN Exec. Director 2024-04-17 true CHRISTINE PAHIGIAN 999009999 true Baruti Bediako CPA P00740658 2124477300 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTINE PAHIGIAN 4182955 false X www.youthjustice.org X 1990 NY Youth Justice Network (formerly Friends of Island Academy, Inc.) is a nonprofit organization bringing opportunity to justice-involved young people in New York City during incarceration and throughout their return into the community. 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Our health and wellbeing team incorporates arts therapy and arts activities, offering therapeutic art sessions to young people in and out of custody living with PTSD, anxiety, grief, and depression. 1680804 In 2016, our core services were scaled with NYC public funding through a four-year Demonstration Pilot: a system of discharge planning and aftercare supports for the youngest people in NYC custody. We connect with youth shortly after their admission, expedite case processing through court-based advocacy, engage with youth in their neighborhoods post-release, and facilitate connections to supportive networks. In 2019, this Pilot was institutionalized, as evidenced by a $19M commitment made by the City to replicate this work and extend it to all populations (including special populations like ours) City-wide. They resulted in recognizing the relevance of individualized and community-based advocacy and building relationships that begin in custody.YJNs integrated programs support young people throughout their incarceration and transition to the community by helping them set and achieve goals to improve their civic and community engagement and to develop positive, healthy ties to their families and broader communities that allow them to contribute to society in meaningful ways. The following are the organizations recent accomplishments for our community-based, education, employment, and health and well-being services.Community Based (Core Services, Mentorship, Court-Advocacy, Books to Jails) YJNs team of advocates and mentors meet with participants in their communities to continue providing supportive services while establishing community ties, fostering prosocial activities and engagement, and supporting positive youth outcomes. 175313 Education:The Education Center team provides in-house HSE classes, tutoring, and referrals to additional educational pathways. Youth participants also engage with Youth Advocates/direct service staff to make educational progress in the following areas: outside referrals, preparation for school, school enrollment, tutoring, school attendance, and testing. 48789 3769990 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 66 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false NY X X Christine Pahigian 2127600755 63 W 125th Street 4th Floor NEW YORK NY 10027 Christine Pahigian Exec. 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Youth Justice Network is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations prior to 2020. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Rental expenses netted against income $33578 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Rental expenses netted against income $33578 X X X false false false false false false false false false Christine Pahigian Exec. Director 127261 1296 40519 169076 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Employment:Employment opportunities provide formerly incarcerated youth with critical pathways to economic independence, as well as a sense of purpose and self-worth. YJNs Career Services Center prepares young people for work and provides achievable career pathways to support long-term economic independence among the youngest people released from jail in New York City. Youth members participate in a five-day training program and are then connected to opportunities for paid internships and job placements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is preliminary reviewed by the Independent CPA and the Executive Director. The draft Form 990 is then forwarded to the Executive Committee for review and final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The initial compensation is determined by a combination of organizational capacity, comparable non-profit executive salary and incumbent qualification. Increase in compensation is determined after review/evaluation conducted by Board Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to public upon request. PART I, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (Continued from Page 1) Youth Justice Network (YJN)s mission is to break cycles of incarceration and build an equitable justice system by providing young people with individualized advocacy, mentor-ship, and opportunities to grow, thrive, and lead.Youth Justice Network, Inc. (Youth Justice Network) (formerly Friends of Island Academy, Inc.) was founded in 1990 to anchor, support and build capacity among young people released from jail in New York City. The organization was created on the school floors of the alternative high school on Rikers Island (Island Academy) in the late 1980s, as mass incarceration was on its upward slope.On December 28, 2020, a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was signed by the New York Department of State. This amended the name of Friends of Island Academy, Inc. to Youth Justice Network, Inc. and changed the business address to 63 W 125th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10027.For 33 years, Youth Justice Network has supported young people whose lives intersect with New York Citys jails. Youth Justice Networks model of service breaks cycles of incarceration and promotes an equitable justice system by providing young people with opportunities to grow, thrive, and lead. Through a combination of individualized advocacy, mentor-ship, and services, their network of advocates develops relationships with young people whose lives intersect with the justice system. Youth Justice Network leverages those relationships together with existing local resources, enabling young people to forge pathways to their wellbeing and positive development.Program Services, Partnerships, and Activities From the first moment Youth Justice Network staff connect with a young person in jail, juvenile custody, court, or in the neighborhood the agency staff remain their committed advocates throughout the justice system and long after. Through its core model of pre- and post-release support, each young person is paired with a Youth Advocate who serves as a mentor, coach, resource navigator, and confidante. Together, they co-create a plan to set goals, navigate barriers, and reduce the likelihood of continued justice system involvement. Advocates provide individual and ongoing mentorship to help young people address trauma and support their health and wellbeing on and off Rikers Island. Many Youth Justice Network staff have lived experience in the justice and/or child welfare systems. As credible messengers, they build trusting relationships and become part of a network of protective factors to support young people upon release.The time immediately after release from jail is critical a majority of young people are released from jails without stable housing or income sources, and need support to stay focused on their newly created goals.Anchored by community hubs in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, the organization provides integrated programs for young people and families which are tailored to meet individual needs, including job and career development, family and parenting supports, education, mental health supports, arts and civic engagement.Youth Justice Network has close working relationships with key local public agencies including the New York City Departments of Probation, Correction, Education, and Youth and Community Development as well as the Mayors Office of Criminal Justice and the Citys Administration for Childrens Services and Housing Authority. We work in close partnership with grassroots and neighborhood-based youth serving organizations City-wide and serve as part of key coalitions dedicated effective and equitable justice. Through all of these collaborations, Youth Justice Network works to ensure that its services have the greatest impact on reducing re-arrest and re-incarceration and sustaining positive youth development.Programmatically, in response to the pandemic, Youth Justice Network took preemptive and creative actions to address and redirect the impact of these lived realities. The organization continues to address the real-time, ongoing, and heightened barriers to advancement and self-efficacy for teenagers and emerging adults who continue to cycle through Rikers Island. We launched Shifting Gears, a mobile advocacy and career services bus that travels and parks City-wide to offer real-time direct supports on the block. Shifting Gears is a team of two mobile career and advocacy buses that drive deep into neighborhoods where young people are most policed, most jailed, and most in need of opportunities to grow, thrive, and lead. Shifting Gears staff include a team of Youth Mentors credible messengers who are formerly incarcerated and former YJN participants. Youth Mentors catalyze engagement on the street, which in turn leads to authentic connection, a process of healing, and ultimately to comprehensive tailored services and supports. This team works closely with YJN direct services staff comprised of career specialists, educators, therapeutic and creative arts professionals, and court advocates who leverage community and family support to facilitate sustained positive youth outcomes.Youth Justice Network supports participants in their trajectory through a combination of integrated services and supports, as follows:I. Health & Wellbeing Therapeutic and Creative Arts: Youth Justice Networks arts and culture team offers weekly workshops and opportunities for engagement in long-term community arts projects for youth, including music creation and spoken word poetry, mural works, photography, and clothing design. In addition, Youth Justice Networks in-house art therapist collaborates with several agency programs to provide individual and group art therapy sessions for young people, promoting healing, resilience, and trust through creative expression. Arches/Harlem: Through an evidence-based cognitive-behavioral curriculum and supports, Youth Justice Network provides mentors to youth on probation to develop healthy relationships, improve decision-making, and work on education and employment-related personal growth.Family Matters: A parent support program for families of youth in Manhattan Family Court who are going through the delinquency process. Through this program funded by the New York City Department of Probation, Youth Justice Networks Parent Coaches support the parents and guardians of children undergoing delinquency proceedings in Family Court, helping them to keep up with court requirements and to navigate the Citys supports and service providers.Friends to Fathers: Through this Bronx-based program, Youth Justice Network seeks to break intergenerational cycles of incarceration by working with noncustodial fathers to increase their engagement and involvement with their children, improve parenting skills, address domestic violence, build cognitive/behavioral skills and facilitate gainful employment.II. Education and Career Pathways Career Services Center: The Career team equips young people with skills needed to succeed in the workplace and gain financial autonomy, including: paid career readiness workshops, placement into paid internships and permanent employment in marketable fields, ongoing retention and employment support services, and integration with our education program. Job-seeking youth members have access to our network of referrals, resources, and in-house programming, creating a network of dedicated adults that young people feel they can reach out to for anything from help finding a job to just catching up in the office. Education Center: Anchored by high school equivalency classes that are open to justice-involved youth between the ages of 17 and 24, Youth Justice Networks Education Center provides individualized support to young people at all levels in their educational journeys, including academic assessment, HSE instruction, individual tutoring, and connections to alternative educational opportunities and to college. To adapt to youths changing and increased levels of academic need in the wake of the pandemic, the Education Center has launched a multidisciplinary project that integrates current career, education, and arts/wellbeing services. Program directors collaborate to provide a culturally-resonate HSE curriculum; real-world applicable job training; and arts, health, and healing initiatives for young, justice-impacted students to encourage engagement and retention. III. Defender-Based Court Advocacy and Law Library ServicesMiller Center for Special Mitigation: Youth Justice Networks Miller Center is a team of dedicated Youth Justice Network staff who provide City-wide case triage, expediting and defender-based advocacy, resulting in releases from custody at different points along the case process (bail, pre-plea, pre-sentence) to minimize lengths of stay in detention, mitigate sentence length, and minimize further penetration into the justice system.