Abraham House Inc

Programs: The alternative to incarceration program (ati) is the core component in abraham house's mission to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and crime. The ati program works with mostly non-violent criminal offenders who have been assigned by the judicial system to abraham house for a period of rehabilitation lasting 1 to 3 years. The program has both a residential and non-residential component. To graduate, the offender must meet the requirements of the judicial system as well as abraham house's internal policies and guidelines. The program fights the high rate of recidivism by preparing criminal offenders for the day they will rejoin society. Participants are expected to take responsibility for the financial and emotional stability of their families and to act as role models for their children, to accept all the responsibilities of parenthood and to learn how to break patterns of behavior that may have led to their current circumstances.

the after school and summer program (asp) offers a safe haven, academic support, counseling, and youth development curriculum to help children move ahead to the next academic grade, graduate from high school, and stay free of juvenile delinquency and criminal activity. Started in 1999, the after school and summer program was initially geared to younger at-risk youth specifically children of the incarcerated as well as those youth experiencing other societal at-risk factors. The asp's goal and priority is to provide quality after-school programs as well as case-management and intervention services, to youth and families residing in the mott haven neighborhood of the bronx which for many years has been plagued with various social problems, particularly poverty and crime.

the family and pastoral center (fpc) serves as a place of community and strength, where families affected by incarceration and other social factors, can find hope, solace, friendship, and various support. The family center component provides case management, counseling, advocacy, and referrals to essential services to help families deal with crises and ongoing challenges. The pastoral center component offers religious services and education, a hot meal on saturdays, and community outreach services which include a food pantry, and clothing bank.