From a storefront on the Lower East Side's Loisaida community, La Bodega de la Familia works in partnership with New York state parole and New York City probation officers to improve community justice supervision outcomes by tapping the natural support of families. Serving over 1000 families, La Bodega's bilingual staff provides three core services:
- Family Case Management, practiced through Family Justice's Bodega Model, for families with a loved one involved with the criminal justice system, struggling with addiction or drug abuse, mental illness, or both.
- 24-hour support for families experiencing a drug or family related emergency.
- Walk-in and prevention services for all neighborhood residents.
La Bodega de la Familia's partnership with law enforcement has earned a place among five national winners for the prestigious Innovations in the American Government Award honoring imaginative and effective programs that meet urgent economic and social challenges.
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