The People's Money (2021-2022)
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Next S.T.E.P.S (Striving Toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions) Program
Next STEPS is an initiative of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighb...
Next S.T.E.P.S (Striving Toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions) Program
Scope: Brownsville
Budget: $40,000
Next STEPS is an initiative of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP for Neighborhood Safety) that offers one-on-one and group mentoring within a cognitive behavioral therapy-based curriculum designed to help young adults between the ages of 16-24, make the attitudinal and behavioral changes necessary to avoid criminal activity and reengage with education, work and community. The Department Of Probation (DOP) contracts with nonprofit organizations in targeted neighborhoods to provide a transformative mentoring program designed to intervene at a critical point in the lives of young adults who are: actively engaged and/or involved in serious violent activity (including domestic violence) and/or gang‐affiliated, who reside in or near targeted NYCHA housing developments throughout Brownsville.
The core components of the Next STEPS model includes:
- Group process that encourages participants to become an important support system for each other
- Curriculum based on cognitive behavioral principles delivered by culturally appropriate mentors, “credible messengers”
- Mentors who are available for intensive support, advice, and guidance
- Incorporation of positive youth development values, principles and practices
- Nutritious meals served before start of each session (meeting twice per week)
- Participant stipends
- Outside Field Trips/Sports Activities
- Case management
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Youth Self Care Awareness Month (Mental Health)
A month of in Person & Youth Tailored Mental Health related activ...
Youth Self Care Awareness Month (Mental Health)
Scope: Brownsville
Budget: $40,000
A month of in Person & Youth Tailored Mental Health related activities to take place on weekends, including workshops& Pop-Ups. in an effort to mobilize our resources and reach people with different issues, each day would consist of a different mental health topic (Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression) and will feature different experts and resources and offer incentives and giveaways to promote participation.
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Next-Gen BrownsvilleWatch Group
Staffed by community members and residents with prior involvement...
Next-Gen BrownsvilleWatch Group
Scope: Brownsville
Budget: $40,000
Staffed by community members and residents with prior involvement or experience with the criminal justice system, this group will seek to prevent minor incidents from escalating into violence or other crime while promoting housing, employment and education resources and opportunities available to them.
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