Each year, our Justice Ambassadors Youth Council (JAYC) cohort members present policy proposals at their graduation ceremony. Created throughout the 12-week program, the proposals are a result of collective conversations around creative ways to address issues facing their communities.
Each year, our Justice Ambassadors Youth Council (JAYC) cohort members present policy proposals at their graduation ceremony. Created throughout the 12-week program, the proposals are a result of collective conversations around creative ways to address issues facing their communities.
The Justice Ambassador Youth Council (JAYC) is a life skills building educational seminar that brings together government officials and 18-25 year-olds – many of whom are legal system impacted or gang involved – and come from New York City’s most under-served neighborhoods. The JAYC approach is rooted in policy-by-proximity – a model of incorporating the voices and lived experiences of people, especially those who are living through public crises, into policy development conversations with government officials centered around system reform and community change.
Read this year's proposals here
