Andrew Glover Youth Program works directly with young people to help them understand, accept responsibility for, gain control of and direct their own lives in a positive, law abiding manner.

Our two programs (Lower East Side & East Harlem) serve at-risk youth and youthful offenders where they need help the most: the streets where they live and the courts in which their futures are determined.

There are three fundamental components to the Program:

• Court Advocacy: Empowering Youth for Change
• Youth Workers: Facilitating Rehabilitation Plans
• The Robert Siegal & East Harlem Centers: Prevention Programs

Court Advocacy. Situated in donated office space in the Manhattan Criminal Courts building at 100 Center Street, we provide immediate advocacy and counseling to nearly 300 youths charged with crimes annually.

Youth Workers. Each client is assigned a youth worker. Together they develop a rehabilitation plan tailored to meet the specific needs of the youth.

The Robert Siegal & East Harlem Centers. Both centers serve as refuges for troubled youth as well as a centers for education and recreational programs. More than 500 youths pass through both centers' doors every year.

It's all part of the program defined by Robert Siegal:

• Youthworker must live in the community and be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The program must operate on the streets where the youths spend most of their time.
• There must be constant moral counseling to make each youth aware of the consequences of his/her behavior.
• There must be peer group reinforcement of non-criminal behavior, based on trust and cooperation.
• There must be continual contact and cooperation with the courts, legal and social services agencies.
• There must be a good working relationship with the police.
• There must be no differentiation of function within the program; court representation and street counseling are performed by the same Youthworker.
• Clients must accept responsibility for their actions.