This grant will serve the at-risk youth in brooklyn and staten island, new york

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will provide services for at-risk youth ages 12-21 in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York. The grant aims to educate and foster relationships between the youth and the New York Police Department (NYPD) community workers. The funding will support a youth center that offers a range of programs including a computer technology lab, coaching in boxing, health and fitness, nutrition, tutoring, resume building, mock interviews, civil service test preparation, college application assistance, and scholarship application help. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

There is an extreme disconnect between the youth and new york police department (nypd) community workers. The purpose of this grant is to educate the spirit, mind, and body of youth, while fostering relationships between the nypd and new york city youth. The program services ages 12-21, and is gender inclusive. The youth center offers a computer tech lab, coaching instruction for boxing, health and fitness, diet, nutrition, yoga, tutoring, resume building, mock interviews, civil service test prep for exams for city jobs, college applications assistance, and assistance with scholarship applications.