BREAKING CYCLES
BUILDING FUTURES
Join the journey toward justice
Reimagining what’s possible
CHOOSE 180 transforms systems of injustice & supports the young people who are too often impacted by those systems.
We envision a future where systems are community-led, harmful behavior is met with accountability and healing, and youth from historically criminalized communities are thriving.
Black students are 4x more likely to be suspended than their white peers.
- SPLC
1 out of every 3 black boys born today can expect to be sentenced to prison, compared to 1 out 6 Latino boys; 1 out of 17 white boys.
- NAACP
60,000 young people are incarcerated in juvenile facilities on any given day in the United States.
- ACLU
“I choose 180 because we all need a fresh start and people who believe in us, and I want to be part of that.”
- Program Participant
Systems of change
Healing instead of punishment
We combine support for young people in critical moments with restorative programs that provide resources for continued healing.
Community over courtrooms
We need individual, community, and system level transformation to break the cycle of youth criminalization and our society’s reliance on systems of punishment.
Advocating for systemic solutions
CHOOSE 180’s advocacy work challenges the systems that perpetuate injustice such as institutional and systemic changes on complex social issues.
Healing toward justice
Let’s build a world where young people are seen as possibilities to be developed, not problems to be solved.
Healing & Change
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