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Let Kids Be Kids.
It costs $37,000 to incarcerate a kid for the summer months.
Help us raise $37,000 so we can
Give our kids their summer back.
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PBS NewsHour Weekend, "Should Juveniles Be Incarcerated with Adults?"
Watch Friends' Youth Member Asad
recount his 28 months on Rikers Island before aquittal,
and how he came to Friends -
reclaiming his freedom and his future.
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Health & Well Being
Anthony’s childhood was full of
constant change and instability.
He was raised in South Jamaica,
Queens, until age 6, when he
was separated from his abusive
parents and placed in the foster
care system.
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Work and Careers
James S. remembers the first time
he was arrested, in ninth grade.
“It was one of the most traumatizing
experiences of my life.”
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Work and Careers
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Youth Leadership
Richard was drawn into crime
as a young child: he started
selling drugs at age 12,
working for his older brother
and other dealers around his
neighborhood in Harlem.
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Stephon says he had a
fortunate childhood. Although
his father did not live with him,
he grew up with a loving and
supportive mother.
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Education
