2024-04-23T16:44:19-07:00 2023-12-31 812982825 Shelby Malvoso 360 Vernon St Unit 303 Oakland CA 94610 990EZ 2023-01-01 820734798 Next Steps Liaison Project NEXT 4154885094 35 Miller Ave Box 285 Mill Valley CA 94941 Laura McDonnell Executive Director 2024-04-23 true Laura McDonnell 999009999 true Shelby Malvoso P01968972 5104736240 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.nextstepsproject.org X X 69213 X 69055 158 0 0 0 0 69213 14682 46909 600 22354 84545 -15332 26315 10983 X 31549 14962 31549 14962 5234 3979 26315 10983 Connecting court-involved youth to their internal power. Next Steps Liaison Project harnesses the powerful combination of connection and opportunity to intercept the re-incarceration cycle that for too many youth, results in an adolescence spent in and out of detention. In the current Juvenile Justice System, positive relationship formed with staff inside Juvenile Hall are consistently severed upon youth's release. Next Steps Liaison Project's innovative program design creates a rare opportunity for youth to stay in connection with a positive adult after release from detention. Our first touch point with youth is through our three programs emotional literacy classes, organic gardening and one on one mentoring inside Juvenile Hall that teach invaluable skills needed for success on the outside. Emotional Literacy classes, using the Power Source curriculum by Robin and Beth Casarjian, is an evidence-based, trauma informed social and emotional learning SEL program written specifically for court-involved youth. Garden classes provide the healing power of time spent in nature, proven to reduce stress and anxiety and increase overall wellbeing. Next Steps believes that continued connection and a bridge to opportunity upon re-entry to the community is what youth on probation need most to break the reincarceration cycle. We funnel youth directly from our programs in juvenile hall into paid internships and a variety of re-entry services and track them for two years. In 2023, a total of 118 court-involved youth were served in our programs. 100 of youth surveyed said that Next Steps programs helped them gain needed skills. We expanded re-entry services to include: *Paid Community Garden Internships *Garden from Home Internships *Support getting a driver's license *Pre-employment stipends *Providing English as A Second Language classes *Support with employment search and job applications We also launched new internships by partnering with local garden centers. The garden centers provide job training and site supervision to a youth on probation who is paid by Next Steps Liaison Project. We continue to work with and track over 100 of the youth in our re-entry programs. 14682 77954 77954 Lisa Lan President 1.00 0 Halicue Hanna Director 1.00 0 Marney Tenney Director 1.00 0 La Tanya Wiggins Director 1.00 0 Devon Preston Director 1.00 0 Laura McDonnell Executive Dir. 40.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CA The Organization 35 Miller Ave Box 285 Mill Valley CA 94941 4154885094 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 76114 54016 46825 51681 69055 297691 0 0 76114 54016 46825 51681 69055 297691 116100 181591 63 9 5 50 158 285 0 0 297976 0.60940 0.59810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $2463 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $3187 Other Expenses.1 Program expenses $15017 Other Expenses.2 Fundraising Event $1687 Total Liabilities.1 Credit cards - Beginning $4434 Credit cards - Ending $3979 Total Liabilities.2 Accounts Payable - Beginning $800 Accounts Payable - Ending $0