CHOOSE 180

CHOOSE 180 empowers young people at risk of engagement with the criminal legal system to choose positive change in their own life, avoid court and legal prosecution, and ultimately to realize their full potential. We are actively creating a future where young people receive necessary support in lieu of traditional forms of punishment. Partnering strategically with community as well as institutional leaders like prosecutors and school administration, CHOOSE 180 acts as a catalyst for institutional change on complex social issues such as the school-to-prison-pipeline and the punitive legal system. While we aren't directly a homelessness services organization, justice involvement is a huge factor in homelessness--especially for the most vulnerable in our community, including people of color, LGBTQ, and foster care youth. As a result of our programming, the majority of young people we serve avoid a criminal record, and as a result are more likely to remain housed and employed.