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Pilot Program Gives Youth in Brownsville a Second Chance [JJIE.org]

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After apologizing for how hot it was — his office had no air conditioning —  then nodding at a floor fan whizzing loudly, Kellen Felmine sat down at his desk at the Brownsville Community Justice Center on Rockaway Avenue.

It was a late August afternoon, and the 27-year-old youth justice coordinator was about to place two important calls that could help change two teenagers’ lives.

“I’m always mindful to not be like a telemarketer, like ‘Hey!’” joked Kellen as he brought his cellphone to his ear, dialed the numbers and waited.

 

[For more of this story, written by Rebecca White, go to http://jjie.org/pilot-program-...econd-chance/131732/]

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