INCMI mission is combat mass incarceration through Trauma informed care practices that produce healed people who work to heal other people directly impacted.
Sponsor a Academy & Support a Future.
America spends 8 Billion dollars incarcerating KIDS. Our investment has to give back to their Justice Impacted future. The Network works to support justice impacted Youth through positive mentoring & advocacy. INCMI is a Nonprofit 501 3 C alternative to incarceration program providing post incarceration redirection to young adults & community members who are directly impacted by the justice system.
The Incarcerated Nation Credible Messenger Institute (INCMI)
The Institute offers a multi-level course that trains youth to be trainers and work within the community as Young Adult Peer Providers that assist other justice impacted youth to resources & opportunities. We believe in the power of Human Resilience as a catalyst to empower growth & community change. INC Has a moral mission of ending torture, and the state funded prison industrial complex. The system of perpetual punishment is not a reflection of the human spirit or path to logical rehabilitation. Inhumane conditions of confinement like solitary confinement has been declared Torture by the United Nations.
Young Adult Perspective Project (YAPP)
INCMI has a unique training program for Young Adults called the Young Adult Perspective Project (YAPP). YAPP members remain on as mentors until employed to work in the field YAPP members are employed to provide community support and be visible deterrents of violence while addressing their root causes with the community. More information →
Mikey Likes It Academy (MLA)
Mikey Likes It Academy is a 501 c 3 no-profit organization that provides a positive alternative to incarceration, post release redirection and professional development for justice impacted Youth who have cycled out of Arches & next steps programs. Mikey and his fellow NYC Credible Messengers mentor and support justice impacted youth through a 2-3 year internship program that leads to stable employment.. More information →
Health Station Academy (HSA)
Health station is a Young adult & community health distribution & education project project , training community members as Public Health Peer Providers ( COMING SOON)
GIRLS Project
The G.I.R.L.S. Project (GIRLS) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that creates a safe space for young women who are justice impacted by the criminal justice, foster care, and the child welfare system that feeds into the further disenfranchisement of women.
GIRLS is a Credible Messenger train the trainer / fellowship model structure for our participants. across NYC.