BronxConnect is a faith & community based program for Bronx Family/Criminal/Supreme court-involved youth, dedicated to keeping urban youth out of jail for life!
432 E 149th St 2nd Flr, Bronx
Joined November 2014
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BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
'A New We'! Road Recovery is Better Together when @BronxConnect #releasethegrip partners with @MMCCenter @NYSOASAS & @OJPOJJDP for the #TraxProgram Finale on September 29! Subscribe and watch event at #RoadRecovery @YouTube Channel
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
We're joining 50+ leaders, advocates and allies from across New York to call for a new vision for #YouthJusticeNY in 2022.
Read the statement here: raisetheageny.org/22-youth-j….
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Tmrrw,@NYCCouncil will question @CorrectionNYC on their budget. With more tragic news every day, it can be hard to keep track of the #humanrights disaster unfolding in NYC jails, so we put some of the most important numbers in one place → bit.ly/deflatedoc #DeflateDOC[1/6]
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
50+ groups sent a letter to @NYCMayor today, calling for bold action to decarcerate and address the #humanrights crisis in NYC jails.
There can be no "recovery for all" while a growing number of NYers are jailed in increasingly torturous conditions on #RikersIsland & The Boat.
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Thank you @CMReynoso34 for joining as a co-sponsor
of Intro 1592, the heart & teeth of the #RenewableRikers Act! Your support brings us closer to the definitive end of the #RikersIsland penal colony, and the start of healing & transformation.
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
On the Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums, @dcjaime23 is joined by Charles Brooks, the General Counsel at the @NationalSCLC, Activist @ramonathemona, & Director Pamela Villa Kundu of Development at @BronxConnect. Tonight at 7PM on CH. 67/2133. bit.ly/32f74QU
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Join us TOMORROW @5pm to talk about how #RenewableRikers can repair harm done to communities by mass criminalization, by environmental racism, and by disinvestment. jlusa.org/renewablerikers #RenewableRikers #buildCOMMUNITIES #SouthBronx
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Schools need solutions, not handcuffs. This evening our office joins @BronxConnect and @NYCLU to learn about how we can help students of District 34 learn from mistakes, using methods that reject punitive punishment and focus on accountability in the classroom.
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Wednesday, December 18 (4:00 PM): #RoadRecovery #RoadTrax #afterschoolprogram concert finale/celebration with pro-level sound, stage & lighting at @BronxConnect #ReleaseTheGrip || #nonprofit #cureviolence #alternativestoincarceration #nonprofit #ATI >INFO facebook.com/events/14368585…
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
#Repost @bluesbuddha •••
Kids helping kids - nothing better than this at @BronxConnect #releasethegrip with #RoadRecovery #RoadTrax Program supported by #pinkertonfoundation || #nonprofit #charity #cureviolence #socialjustice #criminaljustice #afterschoolprogram #peersupport
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
Calling all NYC Clergy if you want to learn what the City Council Vote to Close Rikers Island means & what you need to do to ensure justice comes to our communities join a us for this informative breakfast.
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
The era of mass incarceration didn’t begin in New York City, but its ending here — and a new era is beginning.
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
#prisonwrites #educatedontincarcerate #incarceration #education #criminaljusticereform #funfact #prison #jail #criminaljustice #justice #haltsolitary
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
#RoadRecovery #RoadTrax Fall Program at @BronxConnect #ReleaseTheGrip on Clay Avenue #Bronx: creating music weekly> lyrics, songwriting, singing, keyboard, rap, beats to make you hop|| #nonprofit #socialjustice #BronxConnect #peersupport #cureviolence >Thanks #PinkertonFoundation
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
"I look forward to continue to push for closing Rikers sooner, changing the culture within the current facilities as well as for future ones, and the investments that are necessary for our communities." - Marco Barrios #CLOSErikers #buildCOMMUNITIES
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
“Giving more people a second chance allows businesses to step up and do their part to reduce recidivism, hire talented workers, and strengthen the economy,” says Jamie Dimon. See how @JPMorgan @Chase is helping more people access economic opportunity: bit.ly/32wr0wg
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
To provide some context about what's happening on the ground, we've just published a new piece about the fight to #CLOSErikers, comparing the various closure proposals.
"Making Sense of the Fight over Jails in NYC"
katalcenter.org/makingsenser…
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
"The Council has a simple binary choice: Give a thumbs-up to what is a thoughtful & necessary plan to replace terrible detention facilities w/ decent new ones nearer courts, lawyers, families & communities or miss an opportunity that may never come again.” ow.ly/RRfD50wMRiI
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
“Rikers Island is an intolerable, inhumane, and ineffective jail complex that must close. It should have been closed years ago. It is time for the Mayor and City Council to end this human rights crisis in NYC.”
-@WSVarghese
Get involved: trinitywallstreet.org/rikers #CloseRikers
BronxConnect UYAI retweeted
@NYCProgressives demand further criminal justice reforms & community investments ($5B over 10 years for housing, healthcare, etc.) from the Mayor as @NYCCouncil approaches the ULURP vote for the borough-based jail plan. Read our letter to the Mayor here: bit.ly/2AOu3DH
