2022-10-31T09:14:44-05:00 2021-12-31 FORVIS LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas 1200 New York NY 10036 990 2021-01-01 133267496 Avenues for Justice Inc % DAVID MOSLEY AVEN 2123496381 100 Centre Street Suite 1541 New York NY 10013 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2123496381 2022-11-22 true Angel Rodriguez 999009999 Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128674000 3 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANGEL RODRIGUEZ 100 Centre Street New York NY 10013 2198232 false X WWW.AVENUESFORJUSTICE.ORG X 1979 NY TO DIVERT YOUTH FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH ATI COURT ADVOCACY SERVICES AND WRAPAROUND HOLISTIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED BOTH ONLINE AND ONSITE. 20 19 14 60 0 2124738 2107846 0 0 54187 35828 -694 15704 2178231 2159378 120006 95530 0 0 1122159 1138052 22420 70000 90250 589294 620823 1853879 1924405 324352 234973 2672310 2913959 78606 76733 2593704 2837226 X AVENUES FOR JUSTICE OPERATES A PROGRESSIVE DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR NYC COURT-INVOLVED AND AT-RISK YOUTH, AGES 13 TO 24, THROUGH ADAPTED HYBRID ONLINE AND ONSITE PROGRAMMING, AND 24/7 MENTORSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED COURT ADVOCATES, THE ORGANIZATION ALLEVIATES AN OVERLOADED COURT SYSTEM WITH RELIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. BY RECLAIMING THE LIVES OF YOUNG ADULTS, AFJ MAKES THE CITY SAFER FOR EVERYONE BY HALTING THE REVOLVING DOOR OF INCARCERATION AND REDUCING RECIDIVISM RATES FOR YOUNG ADULTS. false false 1115238 95530 AVENUES FOR JUSTICE (AFJ) OPERATES PROGRAMS FOR TWO MAIN GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS: 1) PRIOR TO TRIAL AND ADVOCATE TO A JUDGE THAT THEY SHOULD BE AT-RISK OF ENTERING THE SYSTEM. COURT-INVOLVED INCLUDES THREE SUB-GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS: A) AFJ'S SIGNATURE LONG-TERM COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM (COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS WHOSE CASES ARE IN THE NYC FAMILY COURT (PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INCARCERATED (COURT-INVOLVED AND AT-RISK PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AND IN PERSON THROUGH TWO COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE AND HARLEM AND AT AFJ'S HEADQUARTERS INSIDE THE MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE. ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE HIRE UP SERVICES FOR JOB TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS/CIVICS, LIFE SKILLS, MENTAL HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, COURT-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE COURT ADVOCACY SERVICES WITH INTENSIVE MENTORING. AFJ ALSO PROVIDES REFERRALS TO THIRD PARTY SPECIALISTS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WHEN NEEDED. DURING 2021, AFJ SERVED 257 PARTICIPANTS IN THE COURT-INVOLVED PROGRAM: 191 WERE IN THE LONG-TERM COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM, 51 WERE IN THE FAMILY COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND 15 WERE RE-ENTRY. ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR WERE SERVED THROUGH THE LOWER EAST SIDE SITE AND 113 WERE SERVED THROUGH THE HARLEM SITE. DURING 2021, AFJ ALSO SERVED 58 AT-RISK PARTICIPANTS ONLINE AND AT ITS LOWER EAST SIDE (48) AND HARLEM (10) LOCATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AFJ PROVIDED 73 PARTICIPANTS WITH REFERRALS AND OTHER SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE. 509616 HIRE UP training, life skills, education and mental health: AFJ launched HIRE UP during the 2020 quarantine, and by 2021 we began seeing a correlation between our HIRE UP programs listed below and our Participants gaining employment: 22% of those hired were digital literacy students; 15% were OSHA students; 52% were in job readiness workshops; 15% were hired by AFJ's Corporate Partners. And expanded in 2021 to include: EXPANDED as of 2021 to weekly - Job Readiness and Financial Literacy Workshops led by Corporate Partners: Via hybrid platforms, corporate partners provide job preparation and financial literacy training two times per week, with mock interviews; resume writing; basics of budgeting, bank and credit accounts; dress for success; and mentoring. The program includes monthly guest speakers who are successful in unconventional careers and job structures (work for hire, freelance, project-based work) to expand the idea of what a career can be. Current partners are First Republic, City National Bank, and Junior League of NY. EXPANDED 2021 - Digital Literacy with Certification: AFJ purchased software with 70 levels of self-paced study, with certification available at each level, supplemented by group instruction and testing led by our Court Advocates. EXPANDED 2021 - OSHA 40-Hour Construction Safety with Certification: AFJ transitioned from self-paced software to providing group instruction at our Centers, quickly resulting in an increase of 1 certification to 13, with 4 directly related job placements. EXPANDED 2021, continuing 2022 - Legal Rights & Responsibilities: Increased to weekly to help Participants understand their own court cases and avoid arrests in over policed situations and communities. NEW 2021 to continue 2022 - Host Site for NYC Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP): In both 2021 and 2022, the City has selected AFJ to host the Summer Youth Employment Program. For both years, Avenues for Justice has designed a unique program that offers 150-hour subsidized salaries for training in media and videography at our Centers, as well as SYEP's traditional employment program. NEW in 2021 - Civics and legal rights: Participants have weekly workshops on their rights and responsibilities in the legal system, and also sessions on community and justice issues. NEW in 2021 - Communications training: In 2021 Avenues for Justice began combining several workshops to create Communications training in professional level social media and other media, digital literacy and civics. Participants also meet with elected officials for Q&A sessions and assist with AFJ's public messaging. 25 Participants/yr. NEW in 2021 - Mental Health: Participants learn coping skills, anger management, violence and gang-prevention, with access to psychotherapist-led group therapy sessions, and Art Therapy. NEW - held 2021 ONLY - Entrepreneurship: In 2021, Slickdeals led an 8-week workshop series teaching 19 participants to plan, design and implement an online store at Redbubble. Mentoring: Mentoring is available to participants and their families 24/7, as well as referrals to other needed services including substance abuse recovery. Education: AFJ maintains a bank of 60 volunteer tutors while AFJ Court Advocates stay in touch with school staff to ensure participants are succeeding at their studies and run workshops to guide them to college. In 2021, Goldman Sachs also provided a weeklong STEM boot camp for instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. PROGRAM OUTCOMES/RECIDIVISM OF THE CASES THAT HAD COURT OUTCOMES DURING 2021, 71% WERE ADJOURNED AND 13% WERE DISMISSED. IN 2021, 95 COURT-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS EXITED THE PROGRAM; 91 COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, WITH 82 ACHIEVING ALL GOALS. ONLY 5% OF AFJ PARTICIPANTS WERE RECONVICTED IN NEW YORK STATE WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER ENROLLING IN THE PROGRAM, COMPARED TO 59% OF NEW YORK CITY PAROLEES FROM A 2010 STUDY. WITHIN SIX YEARS OF ENROLLMENT, JUST 18% OF PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN 2013 OR 2014 WERE RECONVICTED. AMONG SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPLETERS, 16% WERE RECONVICTED WITHIN SIX YEARS OF ENROLLMENT; 12% WERE RECONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR CRIME AND 4% WERE RECONVICTED OF A FELONY CRIME. 1624854 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 14 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 20 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X X DAVID MOSLEY 3476843045 99-706 KEALALUINA DR AIEA HI 96701 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.0 0.0 X X 131749 0 18109 ELIZABETH FREDERICK CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 50.0 0.0 X 98811 0 29016 ALANNA C RUTHERFORD CHAIR 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JOSH BAER CHAIR EMERITUS 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Jane Greenberg Vice Chair 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Richard Trepp Co-Treasurer 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 David Clein Co-Treasurer 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Laura Sweeney Secretary 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN ISRAEL BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Carrie Bloxson Board Member 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANGELA KUNICKY BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 REBECCA LEWINSON BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE O'BANNON BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RADCLIFFE BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 SUZY REINGOLD BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 ALLEN ROTHMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 DEAN SCHAFFER BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO SEDA BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Marc De Swaan Aarons Board Member 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Hopper Board Member 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WILCOXEN BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 230560 0 47125 1 false false false 0 217476 268872 1621498 2107846 0 21353 21353 0 0 0 0 0 18902 4427 14475 14475 14475 50131 217476 34427 15704 15704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2159378 51532 0 95530 95530 0 0 277685 262780 14905 0 667847 632000 35847 13809 13068 741 109248 103384 5864 69463 65734 3729 0 0 15355 15355 0 70000 70000 4428 4428 67626 67126 500 5819 570 2996 2253 144146 45504 87097 11545 0 0 213663 187563 26100 1625 1625 0 0 0 0 92520 83268 9252 50457 42804 2253 5400 EDUCATIONAL CLASSES 19880 19880 SUMMER ACTIVITIES PROGRAM 3878 3878 MISCELLANEOUS 1426 140 734 552 1924405 1624854 209301 90250 646114 834364 1002534 1186418 234641 164056 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30734 30803 1420012 1177807 325790 242205 417647 441263 0 0 0 0 0 0 14850 14850 2672310 2913959 70740 65242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7866 11491 78606 76733 X 2548704 2812226 45000 25000 2593704 2837226 2672310 2913959 234973 8549 X false true X true false X 1520185 1587716 1662387 2124738 2107846 9002872 0 0 1520185 1587716 1662387 2124738 2107846 9002872 0 9002872 27922 36886 40027 34706 21353 160894 15704 15704 0 9179470 0.98076 0.97720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20000 20000 765855 616571 149284 469518 419878 49640 164639 141358 23281 242205 0 DEFERRED RENT 11491 11491 2200481 8549 32554 41103 2159378 2159378 1956959 32554 32554 1924405 1924405 SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 Management has evaluated their income tax positions under the guidance included in ASC 740. Based on their review, management has not identified any material uncertain tax positions to be recorded or disclosed in the financial statements. X X X X X true MALEKA LAWRENCE FUNDRAISING false 1344162 70000 1274162 1344162 70000 1274162 BAER FAXT GOLF 243628 210834 32794 32794 BOXING CLASS 8275 6642 1633 1633 2 15704 15704 267607 217476 50131 34427 34427 15704 true CLOTHING 257 8514 BOOK CLOTHING MEALS & GROCERIES 315 4784 BOOK MEALS & GROCERIES PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES 315 17817 BOOK PERSONAL CARE SUPPLI TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION 257 1902 BOOK TRAVEL & TRANSPORT LAPTOPS 10 8709 BOOK LAPTOPS RENT & UTILITIES 257 25644 BOOK RENT & UTILITIES Gift Cards 168 28160 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 In 2021, AFJ distributed $28,160 in gift cards due to the pandemic and an increased request of immediate emergency relief needs of our Participants and their families, especially with Avenues for Justice's two community centers being partially closed for operations as we followed COVID procedures and protocol. Gift cards were issued to our Participants for food and groceries, clothing, travel and transportation, and personal care and health items. Avenues for Justice also paid for rent and utilities assistance for our Participants and their families. Grants in the form of equipment (laptops, phones and technology) are monitored by Court Advocates in-person and virtually by usage of phone calls and by participation in online program workshops. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DIRECTLY AFTER THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOOKKEEPER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND THE BOARD'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE AUDITOR. AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AVENUES FOR JUSTICE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS RECUSED FROM THE VOTING PROCESS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, PERFORM INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE SALARIES, PRESENT FINDINGS AND GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED IN 2020 AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B OTHER OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN 2020 AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE COPIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.