AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS EXPLICIT FOCUS ON JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH AGES 18-24 LIVING IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING CONCENTRATED POVERTY, HIGH RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME, AND RECENT UNREST, AND PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS ON MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, HAS THE EVIDENCE-BASED POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH'S LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS WHILE TRANSFORMING THEIR SENSE OF SELF AND COMMUNITY. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR ESTABLISHED NETWORKS O

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