"Project Restore runs as a cohort model that mixes income with intensive support. Participants earn a paid internship while receiving counseling, peer mentoring and workforce training designed to rebuild ties to school and employment."
"According to CBS New York, the program combines real-world job experience and hands-on case management with trauma-informed therapy so participants can confront the root causes of violence while picking up marketable skills."
"A formal review by Columbia University's Center for Justice found measurable early impacts from the Bed-Stuy rollout. The report notes, 'All 30 participants successfully completed the program with zero incidents of arrests for gun violence involvement.'"
Project Restore, initiated by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, is expanding from Bedford-Stuyvesant to Brownsville. This yearlong pilot program combines paid internships, trauma-informed counseling, and mentorship to divert young men from gang life. The initiative aims to build on recent declines in homicides in Brooklyn. A review by Columbia University's Center for Justice reported that all participants in the Bed-Stuy pilot completed the program without arrests for gun violence, indicating early success in reducing violence in the community.
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