Juvenile & Criminal Justice

Adolescent Mentoring Program

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  • LOCATIONS SERVED:

    The Bronx

  • AGES SERVED:

    Young people ages 12-21

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 a strength-based youth development  and leadership approach, the program helps young people develop an individual success plan to guide them and their futures.

The Adolescent Mentoring Program provides structured mentoring and advocacy, tutoring and homework assistance, college preparation support, and life skills training to participants. Program mentors work to keep all participants functioning academically at grade level or above to remain on track to graduate and move on to advanced education or training, as well as helping participants stay out of trouble and behave responsibly. 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.

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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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Justice

Our Continued

Impact

30,000+
people served in The Foundling's programs every year
153
years providing life changing services to children, families, and adults in New York
9
program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area
$5
donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869
18
evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas
40+
programs and services serving children, families, and adults across New York and Puerto Rico
DID YOU KNOW
After completing the Healthy Families program, families reported a decrease in family stress and stronger family relationships
HISTORY
1869
October 11, 1869