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Crisis In America A Broken Juvenile Justice System and The Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees

Crisis In America A Broken Juvenile Justice System and The Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees. By Rev. Matthew J. Watts President/CEO HOPE Community Development Corporation. Crisis in America A Broken Juvenile Justice System And The Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees. The Crisis

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Crisis In America A Broken Juvenile Justice System and The Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees

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  1. Crisis In AmericaA Broken Juvenile Justice SystemandThe Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees By Rev. Matthew J. Watts President/CEO HOPE Community Development Corporation

  2. Crisis in AmericaA Broken Juvenile Justice SystemAndThe Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees The Crisis • 2.2 million Adults in prison in the U.S. • Approximately 130,000 juveniles incarcerated • Over 7.3 million children have a parent in prison • Nearly 70% or 5.1 million children with an incarcerated parent will end up in prison

  3. The Mission America Pilot CitiesYouth Appearing in Juvenile Court

  4. Crisis in AmericaA Broken Juvenile Justice SystemAndThe Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees • The Cause • The breakdown of the nuclear and extended family • 70% of all African American children are born out of wedlock • 35% of all white children are born out of wedlock • The breakdown of the Community • The ineffectiveness of the Church to evangelize these children • The failure of the Juvenile Justice System • An antiquated ineffective model • A closed system cloaked in confidentiality • Little involvement of the Church

  5. Crisis in AmericaA Broken Juvenile Justice SystemAndThe Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees • The Cure • Engage the Church in a content-based in-school mentoring initiative • Engage the Church in mentoring incarcerated and detained youth • Engage the Church in community-based alternative sentencing and re-entry initiatives

  6. Crisis in AmericaA Broken Juvenile Justice SystemAndThe Broken Spirited Youth It Oversees • The Challenge • To Evangelize Youth in the: • General Public School System • Special Education System • Alternative School System • Public Housing System • Foster Care System • Juvenile Court System • Juvenile Incarceration and Detention System • Streets of our City System

  7. Rev. Matthew J. WattsPresident/CEOHOPE Community Development Corporation 600 Kanawha Blvd., West Charleston, West Virginia 25302 (304) 342-3249 gracech@wv-cis.net

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