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WE CREATE POSITIVE
LIFE CHOICES FOR
AT-PROMISE YOUTH.

In affiliation with YouthBuild USA, New Earth is able to offer our young people career and college pathways, as well as job opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have access to. Our programs provide the most vulnerable young people the ability to rebuild their communities and their lives, breaking the cycle of poverty with a commitment to work, education, family, and community.

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F.L.O.W.

F.L.O.W. (Fluent Love of Words) poetry and music program focuses on helping young people discover and craft their inner voice, share their experiences, and express themselves through art. We offer F.L.O.W. throughout youth detention facilities, continuation schools, group homes, and at our own Arts & Leadership Center.

WORKFORCE PROGRAMS

Through our social enterprise sector, we are providing holistic professional training and working with members to find jobs that will lead to competitive, lucrative careers. Our New Earth Digital Media Program is our staple workforce program.

Clinical Services

Once enrolled at New Earth, each student is paired with a dedicated Care Manager who conducts a compassionate clinical assessment to understand their needs.

High School Diploma

Through the facilitation of a flex-scheduling, credit recovery model, students are given the voice and choice needed to accomplish their academic goals while honoring the additional responsibilities they have in their lives. By engaging students through a relationship- focused learning experience we help our young people overcome individual obstacles and systemic barriers.

Beyond Boundaries

Beyond Boundaries wilderness expeditions take outstanding alumni on day trips and week-long camping trips, allowing them time for reflection and restoration before they return to their home environment. These journeys into the wilderness allow participants to reflect and root themselves in nature.

Down to Earth

Gardening is proven to be an effective therapeutic tool that is known to decrease stress levels and anxiety. This sense of peace helps our students face their frustrations and challenges while giving them a positive outlet for their expression. In a therapeutic sense, if students enjoy the fruits of their labor, they are more inclined to complete and enjoy their personal goals.

OUR FOUNDER,
DR. HARRY GRAMMER,
OBAMA FELLOW

Harry founded New Earth in 2004 and has been helping to reform the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles County ever since. He earned his Ph.D. in Community, Liberation, & Eco-Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara and is now the Board Chair of its Alumni Association. In 2017, Harry was honored as a CNN Hero, and in 2018 he was selected as one of 20 inaugural Obama Foundation Fellows from over 20,000 applicants in 191 countries. He brings his leadership and lived experience, with a background in teaching arts and advocacy to systems-impacted youth, to his continuing work as a nationwide activist and educator.

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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FREEE

In 2018, New Earth worked with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to develop a proprietary assessment model that measures key factors to determine positive youth outcomes.
The model is F.R.E.E.E.

93%

Formally Disconnected From The Justice System of participants remain free from re-incarceration (compared to a county-wide 80% of youth that recidivated)

95%

Regularly Housed of participants are now stably housed.

87%

Educationally Advanced have graduated high school.

75%

Employable are job-ready and placed in outside employment.

75%

Emotionally Balanced increased their ability to manage emotions

300

We serve over 300 young people weekly

Less than 7% of our youth recidivate

70%