National Alliance of Faith and

Justice

The National Alliance of Faith and

Justice (NAFJ) is pleased to
introduce an exciting program, which
among other powerful implications, is
rooted in the humanities. .
.Humanities are the stories that help
us make sense of our lives and
introduce us to people we have never
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met, places we
have
Justice never visited,

 NAFJ has introduced PEN OR PENCIL

to help youth and adults learn
history while addressing juvenile
justice problems.
Through this demonstration, NAFJ
will implement a Pre-entry
strategy to reduce reentry and
recidivism which encourages
partnership building and a unique
method of service delivery.
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Justice

 The philosophy behind PEN OR

PENCIL involves several key points:
Life and any journey involves choices.
Freedom costs; Education empowers; Crime
doesnt pay.
While a school bus, a prison bus, and a
transit bus each furnish transportation, only
two out of these three ultimately lead to
independence.

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Justice

Pen or Pencil: Freedom of Choice

explores how tragedy can
impact youth today.

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(Truancy)
(Race and retaliation)
(Attitudes)
(Guns)
(Expectations)
(Drop Out (school) &

DMC)
Y (Yesterday)
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Justice