Breaking the Destructive Cycle of Juvenile Crime through Christ-Centered Intervention
11,000youth enter the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court every year
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56%of these youth have been charged with multiple offenses
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75%of those multiple-time offenders are at high risk to continue into the adult system without adequate intervention
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1JIFF is the primary faith-based youth intervention program serving youth with three or more offenses
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success stories"When I left at 13 I just was in the streets just stealin', shootin', got in a gang ... and I just started losing everybody - one by one. I ain't gonna lie, it was a lot of hurt. I had to go through a lot of pain, a lot of struggle ... When I got to JIFF, I promise my life got way, way, way better. Coach D, he pushed for me, like when I was at my lowest point, when I was ready to give up, didn't care about nothing no more, he always told me I can't give up. You got too much going, You can't give up ... Now I want to help others, just like everybody helping me." - Albert Jones |
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