Intro
Collective Climb is a Black feminist organization empowering youth and communities through restorative and transformative justice programs.
- Restorative: The Restorative Justice Diversion Program keeps youth arrested for felony level offenses in communities, not carceral settings by meeting their needs and tending directly to the harm they've caused survivors. Once youth complete this intensive-but-non-punitive program, their records are eligible for expungement. Since 2021, 95% of the 70 youth who have completed the program remain arrest free.
- Transformative: In order to curb violence and tend to it before systems get involved, Collective Climb hosts the Restorative Community Project--a paid fellowship for teens who have been impacted by violence to become trained restorative practitioners and community organizers. 100% of youth who have completed this program recommend it for other teens in the city!
Youth from either program are invited to join the Youth Advisory Board to plan events, co-facilitate cases in the diversion program, and even shape the strategic direction of the organization. Intergenerational community events (called Kickbacks) are held at our space to encourage bi-directional learning and trust-building amongst neighbors.
Website
https://www.collectiveclimb.org