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Justice & Opportunity for Youth (JOY)

 

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Organization: Justice & Opportunity for Youth (JOY)

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: JOY connects with young women and girls in middle school and high school, encouraging healthy relationships and good decision-making skills. We strive to build them into leaders in their schools and communities.

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How We Do It

  • Restorative Peace Making Circles encourage peer support.

  • Art of Yoga curriculum provides a tool for youth to manage their emotions.

  • Life Skills Learning builds self-esteem, good decision-making, personal control and interpersonal communication skills.

  • Academic/Life coach provides a connection to another caring adult.

  • Partnering with other community outreach programs builds an awareness of individual interests and positive relationships within a safe place.

  • Community Enrichment opportunities build a healthy relationship between the youth and community.

 


 

JOY connects with young women and girls in middle school and high school, encouraging healthy relationships and good decision-making skills. We strive to build them into leaders in their schools and communities.

JOY works through a documented change theory that relies on the concepts of Belonging, Generosity, Competence, and Independence. Through understanding, practicing and living these values, along with caring adults for correction and guidance, the pattern of poverty, crime and neglect can be broken by girls and young women.

JOY is committed to partnering with community organizations, schools, established medical & social work communities, businesses and other non-profit organizations in the belief that no single program can resolve the overwhelming needs of high-risk girls and young women. The volunteers that work with JOY youth understand the social norms, poverty barriers and cultural expectations that often prevent traditional programs from being effective. They also understand how to access the care, basic needs and attention that all youth need. Tutoring/mentoring, college visits, field trips and experiential lessons are tools used by the volunteers.

JOY is not a faith-based program and is open to girls and young women of all faiths.

 


 

 

 

 

 


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