Community Connections for Youth

Community Connections for Youth (CCFY), Inc. is a Bronx-based non-profit organization whose mission is to empower grassroots faith and neighborhood organizations to develop effective community-driven alternatives to incarceration for youth. CCFY promotes community involvement in the juvenile justice system through a three-pronged approach that includes (1) Advocacy - mobilizing faith leaders and community members to advocate for juvenile justice reform; (2) Training - educating faith and neighborhood organizations to develop community interventions for youth in the justice system; and (3) Service - providing mentoring and other support services to youth and families in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx.