Restorative Justice for All

In which borough should your idea take place? Manhattan

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

East Harlem

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Parents

Limited English proficient individuals

Low income individuals

Black, Indigenous, and POC

Older adults

Unemployed individuals

LGBTQ+ community

Immigrants and/or migrants

Public housing residents

People with disabilities

Describe the challenge you want to address:

The challenges I want to address is the isolation many of us feel. I also want to address meeting the needs of people within a community.

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

My idea is to train people in restorative justice so that they can build community in spaces that don't already have it. Restorative justice is a set of beliefs and tools that allow for people to build trust and get to know one another. It also helps people within the community work through conflict in a way that allows for repair and understanding. Restorative Justice also works to share power in spaces so that everyone has a voice and an agency to make a change.

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

10035