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Program evaluation: Freedom Prep is a college transition program for court-involved youth age 16-24. The goal is to provide a supported, structured on-ramp to college for currently and formerly incarcerated and court-involved young people. In addition to the opportunity to earn up to six college credits through a free college classes, the students receive college counseling and advising through CUNY programs such as the Foster Care Initiative, the John Jay Institute for Justice and Opportunity, College Now, and CUNY Start. Freedom Prep gives students who have experienced multiple barriers to getting an education the opportunity to take a college class and eventually go to college. This program serves juvenile men, with college credit offerings.
