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A Special Back-to-School Message
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DA Vance at an SNL tournament at Basketball City
To enroll in a program, please call (212) 678-0647 or visit one of our sites!
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SNL SITES:

West Harlem
PAL Harlem Center
(441 Manhattan Avenue)
 
Lower East Side
Boys and Girls Republic
(888 East 6th Street)
 
East Harlem
Johnson Houses Community Center
(1829-1839 Lexington Avenue)
 
North Harlem
Polo Grounds Community Center
(3005 8th Avenue)
 
Washington Heights
George Washington High School
(549 Audubon Avenue)
 
Central Manhattan
Fred Samuel Community Center
(669 Malcolm X Boulevard)
 
West Harlem
Manhattanville Community Center
(530 West 133rd Street)
 
Brooklyn
Miccio Community Center
(110 West 9th Street)
 
Washington Heights (Volleyball)
Armory PAL
(216 Fort Washington Avenue Corner of 169th Street)
 
East Harlem (Soccer)
Corsi Community Center
(307 E. 116th St. at Second Avenue)

Dear Friends,

Frederick Douglass once said “it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” This principle guides much of our work at the District Attorney’s Office. After all, protecting children and keeping them out of trouble isn’t just a moral obligation that one generation owes to the next. It’s also a proven crime-fighting strategy. At the end of the day, I think we would all agree that a crime prevented is better than a crime prosecuted.

That’s why our Office – using forfeiture money seized in drug cases – provides world-class sports training and tutoring support for teens aged 11-18 through our Saturday Night Lights and Advocate to Graduate programs. “SNL” and “A2G,” which recently earned the Outstanding Contributions to Community Partnerships for Public Safety award from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, help ensure that the next generation of New Yorkers is equipped with the skills, positive relationships, and alternatives to criminal affiliations that we know are vital to their success. They’re also wildly popular, and incredibly fun – to date, we have served over 3,500 kids at our SNL centers throughout Manhattan.

Fit Clinic participants complete exercises and drills with coaches and trainers

All participants receive free, high-quality sports training and can sign up to work one-on-one with an Academic Success Advocate. The Advocates provide access to tutoring, a safe place to study, and other resources focused on successful completion of middle school and high school. A true collaboration among law enforcement, social service agencies, and sports trainers, the program promotes positive interactions with members of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, NYPD, and DEA. Trainers, officers, prosecutors, and support staff interact with the kids in a fun atmosphere and are able to speak with them about the dangers of drugs, gangs, and carrying weapons.

Director of Community Partnerships Estelle Strykers-Santiago and WNBA star Chelsea Newton

We invite you to get involved in these vital programs. More information is available at SNL’s Facebook and Instagram pages, and a registration form is available here. To enroll your child, please visit one of our sites, or call (212) 678-0647. To volunteer as a coach or tutor, or to discuss partnership opportunities, please contact Estelle Strykers-Santiago, Director of the Community Partnerships Unit, by email or at (212) 335-9340.
 
I look forward to seeing you at SNL. My best wishes for a safe and productive school year.

 


Sincerely,


Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.
Manhattan District Attorney


 

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