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WAVE is honored to partner with Midtown Community Court in New York City, which is part of The Center for Court Innovation.

The Court works with local residents, businesses, social service providers and other government agencies to forge creative, collaborative solutions to neighborhood problems. It houses an array of non-traditional programs, including community mediation and homeless outreach. It also offers GED classes and job training for school dropouts youth through a program called Times Square Youth (TSY).

TSY uses the WAVE In Communities model and WAVE Job Readiness Curriculum with its out-of-school youth participants to help them reconnect with education, get a good job, and set their life back on an upward trajectory. WAVE has also helped the program implement a youth leadership association that keeps youth engaged and contributing to program and community success.

The ESA Foundation provides special support that allows WAVE to train TSY staff and provide on-going technical assistance to build the program’s capacity to serve youth more effectively. We are proud to be a part of the work the Court is doing in New York City.

The Court was featured in this great Fox News story — watch the video here!

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