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Juvenile & Criminal Justice

Adolescent Mentoring Program

Adolescent Mentoring Program Close to Home Families Rising Kids Experiencing Young Successes Recognizing Emerging Adults & Creating Hope

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

Edward and his son Malik consider their therapist Catie a…

Edward and his son Malik consider their therapist Catie a member of their family. As a youth, Malik was lost in the juvenile justice system and Catie helped get him on the right track. When Malik graduated high school, he proudly texted a picture of himself and his diploma to Catie.

Full Story
Ed-and-Malik

Our Continued

Impact

Up to 80%
of youth involved in the juvenile justice system are rearrested within 3 years
9
program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area
70%
of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness
107
107 program sites across New York and Puerto Rico
2.1M
youth under the age of 18 arrested in the United States every year
151
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
DID YOU KNOW
Haven Academy, The Foundling's public charter school, is the only one of its kind in the country, targeting children involved in the child welfare system

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

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