of young people in Families Rising are enrolled in an education program
of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness
of youth involved in the juvenile justice system are rearrested within 3 years
youth under the age of 18 arrested in the United States every year
4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year
107 program sites across New York and Puerto Rico
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.
Edward and his son Malik consider their therapist Catie a member of their family. As a youth, Malik was lost in the juvenile justice system and Catie helped get him on the right track. When Malik graduated high school, he proudly texted a picture of himself and his diploma to Catie.
$167,731 in taxpayer savings every year for every young person who completes one of our juvenile justice diversion programs
9 program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area