#6 Creating Grassroots Policy Solutions to Community Harm with Jarrell Daniels

Jarrell Daniels is a Truman Scholar, Columbia graduate, and the Founder of the Justice Ambassadors Youth Council (JAYC). Based out of Columbia University's Center for Justice, JAYC is an 8 week leadership and life skills development program for 18-25 year old, disadvantaged youth and local government officials to co-author policy proposals aimed at transforming systems, driving institutional change and addressing community challenges. Over 110 youth have gone through the program and have benefitted from increases in engagement with educational attainment and increased adherence to court ordered alternative to incarceration programs. JAYC connects governments to their young citizens while helping justice impacted youth keep out of the criminal justice system. Learn about a novel process for creating local government policy recommendations, Jarrell's journey through the criminal justice system, and the impact that JAYC has had on both government officials and NYC's youth. Furthermore, you can watch his TED talk here.