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Adolescent Mentoring Program

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The Foundling’s Adolescent Mentoring Program operates in The Bronx and serves young people ages 12-21 who are involved with or at risk of involvement with the juvenile or criminal justice or foster care systems. Taking an evidence-based approach, the program helps young people develop an individual success plan to guide them and their futures.

The Adolescent Mentoring Program utilizes the evidence-based Eisenhower Quantum Opportunities Program model to provide structured mentoring to participants. Program mentors work to keep all participants functioning academically at grade level or above, staying out of trouble, behaving responsibly, and staying on track to graduate and move on to advanced education or training. Through individual and group work, mentors get to know the participants’ teachers, peers, and family and make visits home to discuss problems and find solutions.

Success Stories

As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself…

As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself facing a serious criminal accusation and possible jail time. His judge referred him to The Foundling's juvenile justice program, and the intensive counseling and support he and his family received from his therapist, Stephanie, helped him to avoid a criminal record and get back on the path to success.

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Our Continued

Impact

30,000+

people served in The Foundling's programs every year

$167,731

in taxpayer savings every year for every young person who completes one of our juvenile justice diversion programs

program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area

40+

programs and services serving children, families, and adults across New York and Puerto Rico

70%

of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness

151

years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York

DID YOU KNOW

Of young people involved who have been placed in foster care, 90% have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime

Resources

To bring evidence-based practices to your agency, call 917-485-7297 or email us at ISC@nyfoundling.org

HISTORY

1873
The First Adoption

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Adolescent Mentoring Program

As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself…

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