Assembly Cohort Program (Maps to Manifest)

Assembly Cohort Program: Maps to Manifest

Overview: Founded in 2016, Assembly offers system-impacted young people aged 18-26 an inroad to art and connections to working artists, while serving as an alternative to incarceration. The cohort program, Maps to Manifest, supports young people through an artistic and leadership development-based curriculum.

Eligibility:

Ages 18-26

System-impacted young people

Open only by referral

Program Details:

Duration: 6 weeks

Time Commitment: 2 hours a week

Format: In-person, gateway offering

Timing: Multiple cycles (Winter-Spring)

Supports Provided:

- Snacks and metrocards
- Artistic and leadership development curriculum
- Case-by-case flexibility

Program Goals:

Diverts both misdemeanor and felony charges

Empowers young people to take charge of their own life story

Envisions a future through art

Creates tangible results in areas of participants' lives that matter most

Builds holistic relationships within thriving community

Reduces recidivism by training participants as leaders and mentors

Contact: KT Kennedy, Associate Director of Youth Organizing at kt@recessart.org

Address: 46 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205