Toward this goal, the Community Partnerships Division in the Queens County DA's Office takes a multi-faceted approach to community engagement – providing opportunities for citizens to work collaboratively with the Office to make a positive contribution to Queens County. The Division reaches out to civic and non-profit organizations, develops programs, sponsors and co-sponsors events, and engages with every neighborhood throughout the borough of Queens.

Over the past four years, staff in the Office participated in over 3,000 public events - from community presentations on domestic violence at St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, to community board meetings and precinct council meetings across the borough, to community-based celebrations of Lunar New Year, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage, Women’s History, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage, Jewish American Heritage and more.

Nearly every day of the year, the Queens County DA's Office is in the community, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to strengthening positive ties with citizens. Through this approach, the Office has successfully engaged the Queens community, fostering an environment where residents feel empowered to reach out to the Office for more than just assistance with law enforcement-related issues.

A prosecutor’s Office has a role in the community that is broader than simply processing cases. As an organization deeply rooted in its local community, the prosecutor’s office has an opportunity to use its human capital and resources to improve the long-term social, economic, and cultural well-being of the community - to act as a stabilizing force in civic life. In addition to engaging the community through community events, the Queens County DA's Office also supports the community through Violence Prevention and Youth Development Grants.

In 2024, the Office announced $2.75 million in funding for 34 community-based organizations for the second phase of the Office's Community Youth Development and Crime Prevention Project (CYDCPP), which seeks to foster positive relationships between communities and law enforcement, reduce youth crime, improve young people's self-confidence, increase exposure to positive adult role models, and strengthen academic performance and school attendance. Since 2021, the Office has provided $5.45 million in funding for the community.

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A primary focus of the Office lies in supporting and encouraging youth. The Youth Empowerment Unit engaged over 27,452 young people across Queens County since 2022. The Unit’s programs are designed to cultivate young minds, strengthening their ability to think critically and communicate with mastery, thereby empowering them to navigate challenges and obstacles with confidence and maturity. Community members may contact the Queens County DA’s Office to obtain more information about various educational programs offered by the Office, including: the Student Advisory Council; Legal Explorers Program; Hope and Leadership Academy; Summer Internship Program; and Court Tours Program. The Office provides trainings and presentations to youth on topics including: workforce readiness skills for careers in law and law enforcement; positive police interaction; building healthy teenage relationships; internet safety; bullying; hate crimes; human trafficking; raising the age; bail reform; and immigration policy.