In New York City, Black and Latino youth are disproportionately impacted by the justice system, making up 67% of incarcerated minors despite representing only 43% of the city’s youth population. Nearly two-thirds of young people released from incarceration are rearrested within two years, often trapped in the same cycles of instability and hardship that led them there in the first place.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right support, young men can build meaningful relationships, find stability, and step confidently into a brighter future.