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Meeting the Needs of Veterans in the Justice System

Meeting the Needs of Veterans in the Justice System

By building effective, people-centered practices in veterans treatment courts across the country, we can strengthen networks of support for our veterans to keep them in their communities and connected to the services they need.

Nov 11, 2024

Healing Together from Domestic Violence

Healing Together from Domestic Violence

Healing and accountability took center stage at our RISE team's Domestic Violence Awareness Month rally and resource fair in Harlem.

Oct 30, 2024

To End Domestic Violence, We Need a Holistic Approach

To End Domestic Violence, We Need a Holistic Approach

Despite the devastating impacts of intimate partner violence on communities across the country, traditional responses to it often fall short of what survivors and the people most impacted really need. In working with survivors in New York City and nationwide, we've seen firsthand the importance of taking a multifaceted approach to ending domestic violence.

Oct 29, 2024

We Don’t Have to Choose Between Safety and Justice

We Don’t Have to Choose Between Safety and Justice

For far too long, we’ve been told that we must choose between justice and safety, that those two goals are in direct competition. Community Justice challenges that false dichotomy, providing a path forward in divided times.

Oct 29, 2024

Healing Haircuts: Reimagining Masculinity in the Barbershop

Healing Haircuts: Reimagining Masculinity in the Barbershop

Barbershop talks hosted by our RISE team give men a chance to work through their feelings about relationships, self-love, and masculinity in a space they feel comfortable.

Oct 10, 2024

Growing Safety in Green Spaces

Growing Safety in Green Spaces

Green spaces are in short supply in historically marginalized neighborhoods, but investing in them makes for safer, healthier communities.

Sep 25, 2024

What Is Community Justice?

What Is Community Justice?

To achieve true justice, we must build safety. And for communities to feel truly safe, there must be justice.

Sep 3, 2024

Why Community Justice Is at the Heart of Our Mission

Why Community Justice Is at the Heart of Our Mission

As our work has evolved, our mission has only become stronger and clearer. That’s why we’re updating our mission statement to reflect the approach at the heart of all of our work: Community Justice.

Sep 3, 2024