Jacob's Ladder Youth Alternatives, Inc.

as criminal justice professionals we see children and young adults get swallowed up by a system all too ready to attach a label to their backs and usher them through revolving doors of courtrooms, which eventually lead down paths to jails, prisons, unemployment, and sometimes worse. broken homes and absent fathers, overworked and underpaid teachers in the public school system, apathetic and disconnected churches and a general lack of community resources are just a few of the problems we typically hear about when discussing the plight of our young people. what are the solutions? how can we change the dismal outcomes and turn things around? the real problem is there simply aren’t enough solutions. jacob’s ladder youth alternatives, inc. recognizes that and has one single focus: to develop solutions to problems that plague our youth and lead them down paths to education and employment. we recognize the need for communities to increase resources and programs and invest in young people in a