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LRYOH, Harlem, NY, youth helping package food that will be distributed to families and the homeless.
LRYOH, Harlem, NY, youth helping package food that will be distributed to families and the homeless.

Millions in seized money expanded Harlem youth hub’s “credible messenger” anti-violence project

By Donavyn Coffey

Dedric “Bad News” Hammond found a path forward in the pages of a Bible, changed his nickname from Bad News to Beloved, and returned to the same streets where he’d run amok. But, this time, he’d be using his past to help young people avoid or get out of the kind of criminality he left behind.

Visit the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange website to read the article. →

Supporting Reentry and Creating Opportunity: Implementing Strategies to Support the Successful Reentry of Individuals who were Formerly Incarcerated

LRYOH’s Executive Director, Rev. Maurice Winley participated as a panelist on a webcast presentation on June 7, 2021 entitled “Supporting Reentry and Creating Opportunity: Implementing Strategies to Support the Successful Reentry of Individuals who were Formerly Incarcerated.” See the list of panelists below.

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“Proud to be a part of this event, highlighting winning reentry strategies and identifying how law firms and financial institutions can play a role in this work, beyond fundraising, featuring Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Exodus Transitional Community, Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub, Roca, and Concordance.”

List of Panelists

Concordance is based in St. Louis and takes a comprehensive approach and starts working with participants six months prior to release.  Concordance was founded by a former banker from Wells Fargo and has effectively engaged the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a variety of banks, law firms and private sector companies. 

Exodus, a community-based organization in East Harlem, takes a holistic approach to reentry, guiding participants through six areas of healing: family and relationships, employment, education, health and fitness, community involvement and spirituality, and stresses the importance of trauma-informed care. The majority of its staff and leadership were formerly justice involved.

Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub, a recently formed community-based organization in Harlem, employs formerly justice-involved individuals as “credible messengers” who mentor, and provide essential services, opportunities, and prosocial support to the young adults served, engaging their families and communities when necessary. Living Redemption aims to support young people through transformative mentoring focused on healing, restoration, and sustainable personal and professional growth.

Roca is based in Boston and works with traumatized young adults at the center of urban violence. Their model is to develop a foundation for change, teach cognitive behavioral therapy, and provide tailored employment, education and life skills programs over a period of 4 years, and to continue to show up, even during setbacks.

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CMJC is honored to welcome the Reverend Maurice Winley as our newest Advisory Council member, one of the founding partners of CMJC, and trailblazer of this critical work!
The Helen Keller International’s New York Vision Program (NYVP) is partnering with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub to offer FREE vision services for FREE prescription eyeglasses to Harlem residents.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2020 Courtesy of The City College of New York Susan Konigphone: (212) 650-8437e: skonig@ccny.cuny.edu The City College of New York began an official partnership in April 2020 with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub (LRYOH),

City Program Provided Paid Summer Work This summer, young New Yorkers from NYCHA developments and neighborhoods across the city got the chance to make a difference in their communities and learn

Coronavirus External News Sources

Outside sources

updated: July 13, 2021

For continuing information on coronavirus that affects residents in the Central & West Harlem communities, here are some helpful links to websites outside of Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub’s website.

other Helpful Articles

Youth & Family Section

COVID-19: Resources for NYC’s Young People visit site

COVID-19 Coronavirus Stimulus Checks (Economic Impact Payments) & Tax Relief 1st Stimulus Bill - visit IRS site
2nd Stimulus Bill - visit site

Resources for Youth and Families During Coronavirus - visit site

Health & Wellness

Information on Coronavirus Disease: Stay at Home, Symptoms, and more - visit site

Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Crisis: Where to Get Help in the Tri-State - visit site

Parents: New warning on coronavirus symptoms in children — what parents need to know - visit site to read more

Disproportionately deaths in African American & Latino Communities - visit site

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Small Business & Community

Coronavirus Small Business Relief Options visit site and here

Tax Filing Federal, New York State and New York City Tax Filing Deadlines Extended to July 15, 2020visit site NYS & NYC visit site

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Cash for Guns | Saturday June 25 | Soul Saving Station | LRYOH

Cash For Guns in June

date: Saturday, June 25th, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Drop-off site: Soul Saving Station 302 W 124th St New York, NY 10027 Download Flyer in English • Spanish • French • Chinese • Arabic NO QUESTIONS ASKED! NO CURRENT OR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT

Maurice Winley joins CMJ Center as an Advisory Council | LRYOH

Maurice Winley Joins CMJC Advisory Council

CMJC is honored to welcome the Reverend Maurice Winley as our newest Advisory Council member, one of the founding partners of CMJC, and trailblazer of this critical work!

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Free Vision Services, Free Prescription Eye Glasses Event

The Helen Keller International’s New York Vision Program (NYVP) is partnering with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub to offer FREE vision services for free prescription eyeglasses to Harlem residents. An initial vision screening is required to determine your eyesight, by appointment only! No insurance is

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CCNY Partners with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2020Courtesy of The City College of New York Susan Konigphone: (212) 650-8437e: skonig@ccny.cuny.edu The City College of New York began an official partnership in April 2020 with Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub (LRYOH), a community-based initiative in Central and West Harlem funded through

Coronavirus Small Business Relief Options

Small Business Association (SBA) Coronavirus Relief Options The Small Business Association has implemented several funding options to help small businesses manage with the financial hardship caused by the mandatory government shutdown of all businesses except essential service businesses:   “Our nation’s small businesses are facing an

NAN & World Central Kitchen Partner to Serve Meals

NAN & World Central Kitchen Partner to Serve Meals from NAN NYC Headquarters On March 30, 2020, NAN (National Action Network) staff joined Rev. Sharpton in giving out 1000 hot and cold meals at NAN’s House of Justice in Harlem for those inconvenienced because of

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