NEXT STEPS LIAISON PROJECT

What they do

Next Steps Liaison Project Harnesses The Powerful Combination of Connection and Opportunity to Intercept The Re-incarceration Cycle That for Too Many Youth, Results In An Adolescence Spent In and Out of Detention. In The Current Juvenile Justice System, Positive Relationship Formed With Staff Inside Juvenile Hall Are Consistently Severed Upon Youths Release. Next Steps Liaison Projects Innovative Program Design Creates A Rare Opportunity for Youth to Stay In Connection With A Positive Adult After Release From Detention. Our First Touch Point With Youth is Through Our Three Programs Emotional Literacy Classes, Organic Gardening and One On One Mentoring Inside Juvenile Hall That Teach Invaluable Skills Needed for Success On The Outside. Emotional Literacy Classes, Using The Power Source Curriculum By Robin and Beth Casarjian, is An Evidence-based, Trauma Informed Social and Emotional Learning SEL Program Written Specifically for Court-involved Youth. Garden Classes Provide The Healing Po