Community Interventions

thru: Ibero-American Action League, Inc.

• Uplifts youth and families that have gone through gun violence by bridging resources, relationships, and social-emotional learning to inspire hope and healing.

Project RISE Youth Ambassador (PRYA): peer-to-peer support, leadership development, and community engagement under the guidance of the Youth Empowerment Advocate
Literacy Read Aloud: a four-session service-learning style engagement between Project RYSE and youth service organizations. Providing literacy mentorship and engagement support
All things possible: 8-week Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and youth empowerment program
Teen Night: a safe, supervised, and non-judgmental space where youth can be their authentic selves, connect with peers, and engage in recreation, helping reduce the risk of gun violence involvement. Events feature music, food, dance, and fellowship
Read literacy for families to reconnect and bond
Financial literacy
Case management

Language Access

Eligibility: 3 or more risk factors: Environmental (violent neighborhoods, gang involvement, low socio-economic status, familial violence or instability, childhood sexual abuse), Demographic (young men 15-24 years of age, Black and Latinx men, and women, LGBTQ+ status, intimate partner violence), Traits and Behaviors (low emotional intelligence, higher comformity to masculine norms, mental health realitites, police contact, or previous incarceration. Deug and Alcohol use), Academic (school disengagement, low literacy, school abscenteeism, school dropout).

Application Process: Visit website. Call for information.

Required Documentation: See application portal.

Fees: No fee for services.

Coverage Note: Greater Rochester area.

Languages: Spanish- Staff provides service in language offered