1. ROAR
ROAR is an alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) program serving youth and young adults aged 16-27. Since
1967, CASES’programs have worked in New York City courtrooms to divert young people from jail and
prison to our supportive services in the community. ROAR’s ATI model incorporates evidence-based
practices to provide individualized services to young people with a range of needs, challenges, and
goals. ROAR is an enhanced model which replaces CASES’previous youth ATI, the Court Employment
Project (CEP).
ROAR Details
• Multidisciplinary team approach providing comprehensive support for each young person
• Includes a Youth Development Coach, Employment Specialist, Therapist, and Court Advocate
• Guided by individual ROAR Success Plan based on youth and family preference and screening and
assessment results
• Mandate length is determined based on charge type
• At the end of supervision, voluntary post-mandate services can last up to 12-15 months
• In-person services offered in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan
• Individual Program Success Plan guided by comprehensive clinical assessment process
• Employment services using nationally-recognized and evidence-informed models, including paid
internships and job placement/retention
Benefits of ROAR
Reframing Opportunity,
Alternatives & Resilience
Who’s eligible for ROAR?
Youth and young adults aged 16-27 who are jail- or prison-bound, including those involved in:
• Criminal Court: pre-plea, at-plea, or non-plea disposition and post-plea misdemeanors
• Supreme Court: pre-plea, at-plea, and post-plea felonies, including non-violent and violent felony
offenses
April 2022
• Onsite education counseling, high school
equivalency (HSE) classes, and skills testing
• Cognitive behavioral intervention and interactive
journal curriculums
• Support groups, including: substance use, health
& wellness, healthy relationships, parenting, and
financial literacy
• Adolescent Portable Therapy
• Connections to treatment at the Nathaniel Clinic,
CASES’counseling and wellness center (see reverse
for details)
To make a referral to have someone assessed for ROAR, contact: courtreferrals@cases.org
For questions about ROAR, contact: erogers@cases.org
2. Family
Education
Health
ROAR participants have access to
in-home family therapy through
Adolescent Portable Therapy
(APT). APT is a 4-month family
In addition to the opportunity to prepare
for the high school equivalency (HSE)
exam, ROAR participants also have
access to high school/postsecondary
support, including tutoring and education
counseling.
ROAR participants complete
screening for emotional wellness
and physical health needs and are connected to
resources like the Institute for Family Health (co-
located with CASES in Central Harlem), Mount Sinai,
Housing Works, and borough-based primary care
providers. ROAR participants will also have access to
services at the Nathaniel Clinic, CASES’counseling
and wellness center, as well as wellness groups offered
at every ROAR location to support healthy relationships,
good decision making, and recovery.
Employment
employment specialist. They also have access
to career exploration and paid internships and
Summer Youth Employment Program. ROAR
participants who are 17-24 and out of school
can participate in Jobs for America’s Graduates
(JAG) programming, an education-to-career
pathway service combining employment-
readiness coaching with cognitive behavioral
interventions while concurrently re-engaging
in education. ROAR participants may also
obtain career credentials in a pathway of their
choosing.
ROAR’s Holistic Approach
ROAR Weekly Schedule
therapymodelfocusedonbuildingfamily
strengths to improve family functioning,
reduce high-risk youth behaviors, and
promoteyouthandfamilyengagementin
pro-social, positive youth development,
and/or support services.
Participants will work with staff to craft a schedule that meets individual needs and mandate
requirements based on our menu of scheduled services. Services are primarily in-person and typically
operate according to the schedule below.
Monday
• HSE classes
• Tutoring
• Weekend check-in
• CBI/Wellness Group
• Individual coaching
sessions
• HSE classes
• JAG
• Tutoring
• Community project
club
• CBI/Wellness Group
• Youth Council
• Job coaching club
• Individual coaching
sessions
• Orientation group
• HSE classes
• Tutoring
• Community project
club
• Healthy
Relationships Group
• Arts programming
• Workout Wednesday
• Individual coaching
sessions
• HSE classes
• JAG
• Tutoring
• Community project
club
• CBI/Wellness Group
• Community Board
• Job coaching club
• Individual coaching
sessions
• Orientation group
• Computer lab
• Volunteering
• Outings
• Movie night
• Job coaching club
• Individual
coaching sessions
Friday
Wednesday Thursday
Tuesday
ROAR participants will be able to
engage in job-readiness and soft
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