The queens community justice center (justice center), a project of justice innovation INC

The Queens Community Justice Center will provide reentry services and support to 100 at-risk youth returning from juvenile detention and placement facilities to Queens, New York over three years under this $766,942 project grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Funded through OJJDP's Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812), the grant will support the Justice Center's "Coming Home: Queens Reentry Program" which aims to promote successful reintegration and public safety for youth ages 12 to 18. Working with the New York City Administration for Children's Services, the Justice Center will identify eligible youth and provide individualized services and case management from the date of release through the completion of aftercare. The sub-awardee, Justice Innovation Inc., will implement the program through its Queens Community Justice Center division.

D/b/a center for court innovation, proposes to implement the coming home: queens reentry program in response to category 2 of the FY 2021 ojjdp second chance act youth offender reentry program solicitation. This reentry/aftercare program will support the successful transition of youth returning from juvenile residential facilities and promote public safety, targeting youth ages 12 to 18 who are returning from juvenile detention and placement facilities and their families. The justice center will work with the new york city administration for children's services to identify youth returning to queens, new york, who are assessed as moderate to high risk and provide 100 youth over three years with services and support.