Run or Start a Team for AFJ's 2nd Spring Run for Justice!

Join Avenues for Justice for our second AFJ Run for Justice and the Street Renaming Celebration of Avenues for Justice Way!

This year, our run will take place both virtually and in person, kicking off on Sunday, April 24th and our Street Renaming Celebration on Saturday, May 21st at from 12pm-5pm at 100 Avenue B.

This virtual run will take help AFJ raise awareness about our mission of replacing cells with services, skills, education and employment, and will raise funds to support our work. All are welcome to join us – from New York City to wherever you may be in the world. Runners, joggers, and walkers of different experience levels are welcome. Our only requirement is your commitment to our mission, our participants, and justice and for everyone, regardless of their race or income.

As we work together to create a society where justice is possible for everyone, regardless of their race or income, we thank you for your willingness to journey with us.

Individual Registration is a suggested donation of $20!

Marathon Sponsors:

Half Marathon Sponsors:

5k Sponsors:

Champion Sponsors:

How It Works:

1. Click "Donate" to sign up! You can register yourself or your family to participate in AFJ’s Family Fun Run for Justice by donating any amount. Suggested donation of $20!

2. (Optional) Click "Start a Fundraiser" to build you own team with individualized goals fundraising goals!

3. Log your time! -- Use this Google Form to log your time!
-1/2 Mile
-1 Mile
-5k
-10k
-Half Marathon
-Marathon

4. Share on Facebook & Instagram (@avenuesforjustice) using the #AFJRunForJustice!

5. Send pictures of you and your family to wmuench@avenuesforjustice.org for us to share on our site and social media!

All registrations and sponsorships include an online fundraising dashboard to track donations and log your times and activities; a Virtual Race Bib; and a printable Finisher Certificate.

Let us know you’re running with us - #AFJRunForJustice / @avenuesforjustice

Sponsorships

• $250: Champion Sponsor – This level of support pays for workshop supplies, metro cards for transportation to court dates and meetings, phone card refills to connect with court advocates, and groceries.
  • INCLUDES: Social Media "Thank You" & Listing on Site
• $1,000: 5K Sponsor – This level of support provides a client with five sessions of individualized therapy.
  • INCLUDES: Social Media "Thank You", Listing on Site, Logo Featured on ALL Communications related to the event.
• $2,500: Half-Marathon Sponsor – This level of support provides 10 participants with college campus visits and college application fees.
  • INCLUDES: Social Media "Thank You", Listing on Site, Logo Featured on ALL Communications related to the event, AFJ Merch for up to 5 people!
• $5,570: Marathon Sponsor – This level of support helps AFJ cover the cost of one youth’s year-round participation in our programs
  • INCLUDES: Social Media "Thank You", Listing on Site, Logo Featured on ALL Communications related to the event, AFJ Merch for up to 5 people!

ABOUT AVENUES FOR JUSTICE: Avenues for Justice (originally known as the Andrew Glover Youth Program) was one of the first alternative to incarceration (ATI) programs for youth in the country. AFJ was co-founded by Lower East Side residents Robert Siegal and Angel Rodriguez. Led by Angel since 1979, with continuous Hispanic leadership, AFJ has maintained among the lowest recidivism rates in the country - on average only 5% of our Participants are convicted of a new crime within three years of enrollment in our program. Avenues for Justice currently serves 300+ ATI court-involved and at-risk youth and young adults across New York City per year, providing court advocacy and HIRE UP online and onsite programs for training, mental health, and education, through our centers in Harlem and the Lower East Side, and at our headquarters at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. It only costs $5,750 to provide our services to a young person annually.

By registering for this event, I acknowledge that running in an event that is organized as a virtual activity where I run on my own, at a date and time of my choosing, in a location and running route of my choosing, which will not have any support or security measures in place by Avenues for Justice, is a potentially hazardous activity, which could result in injury or death. I acknowledge that I am participating in the activity outlined by this virtual event by my own free will and at my own personal risk. I will not participate in a virtual event unless I am medically able and properly trained and will consult a physician as needed to determine my ability to participate.