LATEST NEWS
Feb 25, 2025: CCFY is looking for a dedicated mentor to support our South Bronx Community Connections youth as they navigate punishing systems and the challenges of life. We’re excited to bring on someone who can connect with the boys in our program and bring strong facilitation skills to support their learning and growth.
On Tuesday, March 18, from 5 PM to 8 PM, Community Connections for Youth (CCFY) is hosting a transformative evening at the Building Me Art Gallery Showcase Fundraiser. This special event is more than a fundraiser—it’s a powerful testament to the resilience, creativity, and potential of the young people in our community.
Community Connections for Youth presents Girlz N Da Hood, a performance piece created to communicate the findings from the community based research project on the love, struggles, and endurance that femmes of color experienced throughout their justice system involvement in the Bronx.
On Friday, September 21st, CCFY released its report documenting the work of its Community Mentor Planning Institute in San Diego, CA.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Department of Probation Commissioner Ana M. Bermúdez today announced that young people under probation supervision who participated in the Arches Transformative Mentoring Program were significantly less likely to have future justice system involvement, according to an independent evaluation.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the investment of $45.9 million to create and construct five “Youth Opportunity Hubs,” a first-of-its-kind effort to knit together community-based providers and build new physical spaces for young people in target Manhattan neighborhoods; and an additional $12 million investment to help existing organizations specializing in family and youth development expand their capacity and develop innovative new services.
How did the nation start spending more on punishing young offenders than on trying to give them opportunities that would have kept them from breaking the law in the first place?
CCFY is offering Membership Opportunities. Now CCFY’s friends can join the movement to make sure that no child is ever put in prison! #NoKidsInCages
With generous support from the New York Foundation, CCFY youth interns conducted their own research into the impact of the juvenile justice system on the local community.
Comité Noviembre has honored Jeannette Bocanegra, CCFY’s Director of Family Engagement, with the “Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad” Award.
During Pope Francis’s visit to the United States this week, criminal justice reform will take center stage.