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Brooklyn Defender Services is a nonprofit corporation that specializes in representation of low-income families charged with crimes. The firm provides free of charge defense services to its clients. It offers a variety of social work services, including placement in specialized programs designed to address particular problems. It provides placement in drug and alcohol treatment, youth, job training and mental illness programs, and programs for victims of abuse relationships. It also assists individuals in trouble with the police. In addition, it provides interpreter assistance for non-English speakers. The firm represents over 12,000 clients. Brooklyn Defender Services maintains an office in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Serving since 1981, The Center for Community Alternatives is one of the leading nonprofit criminal justice agencies that provide community-based alternatives to incarceration. It offers reintegrative justice through advocacy services, as well as various programs for courts, families and defendants. The agency provides individualized solutions for drug treatment, preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and family reunification. The Center for Community Alternatives provides treatment, vocational and educational programs, employment, housing, and other support services. Its team includes attorneys, social workers, and state and federal probation officers. Additionally, the agency maintains a research, training, public advocacy and policy division that provides information about community leaders, youth counselors, and criminal and juvenile justice issues. The Center for Community Alternatives maintains one of its locations in Syracuse, N.Y.

Founded in 1977, Metis Associates is a consulting group, offering research, evaluation, program development and information technology services to educational institutions, government agencies, foundations and community-based organizations. Based in NewYork, N.Y., the group offers community-based programs for children and families, such as prevention of domestic violence and child-welfare-reform initiatives. It also specializes in workforce development, family economic support, education reform and youth-development programs. Metis Associates list of clients includes Bank Street College of Education, Albany City School District, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York Public Library and Boys and Girls Clubs of America.