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Organization: Justice & Opportunity for Youth (JOY)

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: JOY connects with young women and girls in middle school and high school, encouraging healthy relationships and good decision-making skills. We strive to build them into leaders in their schools and communities.

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How We Do It

  • Restorative Peace Making Circles encourage peer support.

  • Art of Yoga curriculum provides a tool for youth to manage their emotions.

  • Life Skills Learning builds self-esteem, good decision-making, personal control and interpersonal communication skills.

  • Academic/Life coach provides a connection to another caring adult.

  • Partnering with other community outreach programs builds an awareness of individual interests and positive relationships within a safe place.

  • Community Enrichment opportunities build a healthy relationship between the youth and community.

 


 

JOY connects with young women and girls in middle school and high school, encouraging healthy relationships and good decision-making skills. We strive to build them into leaders in their schools and communities.

JOY works through a documented change theory that relies on the concepts of Belonging, Generosity, Competence, and Independence. Through understanding, practicing and living these values, along with caring adults for correction and guidance, the pattern of poverty, crime and neglect can be broken by girls and young women.

JOY is committed to partnering with community organizations, schools, established medical & social work communities, businesses and other non-profit organizations in the belief that no single program can resolve the overwhelming needs of high-risk girls and young women. The volunteers that work with JOY youth understand the social norms, poverty barriers and cultural expectations that often prevent traditional programs from being effective. They also understand how to access the care, basic needs and attention that all youth need. Tutoring/mentoring, college visits, field trips and experiential lessons are tools used by the volunteers.

JOY is not a faith-based program and is open to girls and young women of all faiths.

 


 

 

 

 

 


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Status Reports / News 
Related PlanScape Status on: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, TBD

Key reports on: Justice & Opportunity for Youth (JOY)


December 14, 2024: City Housing Support

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14 

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November 19, 2024: Workforce Development, Inc. presents The Downtown Business Pitch Day 2024
John Marshall High School eleventh grade Economics students will take center stage at the Chateau Theatre for the Downtown Business Pitch Day! 

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November 14, 2024: Restorative Practices Advisory Committee

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

This new RPAC will bring together residents, justice system representatives, and community organizations to promote and sustain restorative practices throughout Olmsted County. 

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November 11, 2024: Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024
RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

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October 24, 2024: Rochester NAACP And Mayo Clinic AD MERG

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release

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October 11, 2024: Juneteenth Activities

November 2024 Selma Film and Discussions

2024 Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

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October 09, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)
Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

C2C October 9, 2024 Summit

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October 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050
Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

 

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October 02, 2024: OpenBeam to support collective impact
Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit

Results Based Accountability

Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together

Tech Support

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October 01, 2024: Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

 

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September 23, 2024: A Study of Financial Hardship

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

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August 30, 2024: CMRC Legacy and Future

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

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August 20, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)
2024 Presentation at DMC DEI Series

2022 News Next chapter, summer programming: 5-K run; Narcan training partnership with Diversity Council. 

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Impacts

The work of this organization may have impacts on the following areas:

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Lvl 1: Children & Youth ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; TBD

Lvl 2: Women

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