Key activities of the Red Hook Public Safety Corps include:

Housing Assessments: Participants work with the New York City Housing Authority to make physical improvements, like repairing broken locks and hallway lights, in and around the Red Hook Houses, one of New York's largest public housing developments. They also plan park clean-ups and graffiti removal projects.

Links to Services: Safety Corps members provide a constant link between community members and the array of information and services offered through the Justice Center, including domestic violence counseling, GED courses, mediation and clinical services.



A Corps member participates in a park clean-up

Promoting Unity: The program brings people of diverse backgrounds together in constructive, positive ways—during conflict resolution workshops, through work at the local community gardens and senior center, and for special events like Coffey Park Clean-Ups, where volunteers work alongside community residents to make Red Hook's main park safer and cleaner. Corps members also organize popular community-wide events like a National Night Out Against Crime, Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration and Black History Month celebrations.

Student Assistance: Several members of the Red Hook Public Safety Corps work directly with local youth to instill knowledge of the justice system and help provide a solid education at an early age. From childcare facilities to the Red Hook and Harlem Youth Courts, tutoring, and Little League, Corps members are mentors to young people who might otherwise lack a positive adult influence in their lives. Participants also create and operate a youth baseball league that provides recreational activity to more than 200 kids each summer. Some of these youth have or have had court cases and need guidance to help them avoid developing criminal behavior; Safety Corps members help to fill that void.