PayBack

PayBack works in partnership with Metropolitan St. Louis Area Family Courts to help children, their families, and our community break the cycle of juvenile delinquency.

Youth offenders are assigned to a community job site and credited with minimum wage for hours worked. PayBack provides those funds to repay the victim for their loss.

Restoring the health of the community, repairing the harm done, meeting victims' needs, and emphasizing that the youth offender can - and must - contribute to those repairs, restores the youth's sense of self through lessons in personal accountability. It also creates a sense of pride through work skills, community service, and mentoring they receive.

It provides local nonprofits with additional labor, and finally it restores the victim's sense of community and security.

PayBack is how better futures are built and future crime is diverted.