It costs just $5,200 a year to keep a juvenile offender in Avenues For Justice, and more than 90% of graduates never commit another crime. In comparison, the average juvenile offender costs the taxpayer over $353,000 in detention. To help promising young people who want to leave their mistakes behind them, make your tax-deductible donation now. Your private donations enable AFJ's work to continue showing youths an alternative to crime.