Youth Justice Network Inc

A national coalition of sports-based youth development programs using sports and coaching to solve the critical challenges facing America's youth.

Founded in 1836, The Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Children and Family Services is a nonprofit, multiservice agency that provides foster care, adoption, therapeutic placement and supportive housing solutions. The center serves and assists more than 2,500 children and families in crisis and distress situations. It offers an extended day program that includes tutorial services and activities, such as craft making, creative arts, and dance and computer classes. The Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Children and Family Services provides family preservation and support solutions and partners with government agencies, educational institutions, community organizations and corporations. It operates the Queens Outreach Center and the Far Rockaway Family Services Center. The Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Children and Family Services serves the residents of Central Harlem, Washington Heights, Southeast Queens and Far Rockaway in New York.

El Rio, a part of the Osborne Association, provides rehabilitation programs and substance abuse treatment to parole violators and felony defendants involved with the criminal justice system as an alternative to incarceration. It accepts referrals from judges, prosecutors, probation and parole officers and community-based organizations. The programs offered by the center include acupuncture and art therapies, educational presentations on chemical dependency and the criminal justice system, vocational counseling and drug treatment programs. It also offers a variety of services, including nutritional support, herbal medicine, individual assessments and counseling, therapeutic support programs and recreational therapies. The additional services offered by the center include urine testing, HIV screenings, evaluations and referrals for ancillary services and health counseling. El Rio is located in Bronx, N.Y.