This is the 3rd Edition of Free Verse is a journal of prose and poetry created by and for probation clients in our South Bronx Neighborhood Opportunity Network, or NeON. The project is led by Dave Johnson, the NeON's poet-in-residence, and Lonni Tanner of See ChangeNYC, an initiative of NYD Department of Design and Construction.
The IMPACT (Intensive Mentoring/Parents and Children Together) is a precursor to the Program Request for Proposal (RFP). IMPACT is a community-based program designed to meet the specialized needs of adolescents who are sentenced to probation (primarily) through Adult Criminal Court.
DOP's Progress report is a tribute to our staff, our partners, and every client who has met us halfway and used their time on probation as an opportunity to get their life back on track. Agency submitted date as 2013.
This is the 2nd Edition of Free Verse. Free Verse is a journal of prose and poetry created by and for probation clients in our South Bronx Neighborhood Opportunity Network, or NeON. The project is led by Dave Johnson, the NeON's poet-in-residence, and Lonni Tanner of See ChangeNYC, an initiative of NYC Department of Design and Construction. Agency submitted date as 2013.
The ECHOES (Every Child Has an Opportunity to Excel and Succeed) Concept Paper is a precursor to the subsequent Life Readiness Project Request for Proposal (RFP). Incollaboration with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), the New York City Department of Probation (DOP) will implement ECHOES, an alternative-to-placement program serving 70 youth on probation annually throughout the five boroughs.
The following AIM Concept Paper is the precursor to a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes programming for young people involved in the juvenile justice system. In partnership with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), the Department of Probation (DOP) will seek up to four qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) to deliver the Advocate, Intervene, Mentor (AIM) Program in New York City.
The Project Approach is the precusor to a subsequent Request for Applications (RFA) to provide Arches, a transformative mentoring intervention to young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are on probation in five targeted neighborhoods: Brownsville, Harlem, Jamaica, East New York, and the South Bronx.
The Young Adult Justice concept paper is the precursor to a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) that will include programming for young adults involved in the criminal justice system. The two proposed competitions within the upcoming RFP are Justice Scholars and Justice Community. The goals of these programs are to reduce crime and recidivism and to promote lifelong educational gains, career exploration, employment attainment (and retention) and community/civic engagement for court involved young adults in New York City.