About us
Transform pain into power.
AJG Therapeutics LLC operates through culturally grounded, trauma-informed practices delivered by trained facilitators with lived experience. We provide school- and community-based programming aligned with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), restorative practices, and youth development frameworks to support positive school culture and community safety.
Mission
AJG Therapeutics LLC exists to support men of color and justice-impacted families by creating safe spaces where men can come to vent, connect, and build community without judgment. We provide emotional support, brotherhood, resource sharing, and a hub for Bronx-based events, services, and opportunities.
Our mission is to transform pain into power through healing circles, skills-based workshops, advocacy training, and community action, so that men can strengthen their mental health, take leadership in their families, and help build safer, more resilient Bronx communities. We partner with schools, community-based organizations, and public agencies to deliver structured, outcomes-driven programming that strengthens SEL skills, reduces conflict, and supports student and family engagement.
Vision
A Bronx where men have community, voice, and brotherhood.
We envision a borough where men are emotionally supported, actively involved, skilled in conflict resolution, and equipped to lead their homes and neighborhoods. A Bronx where anger becomes accountability, hurt becomes healing, and men build futures instead of falling to cycles.
We also envision stronger school communities, where fathers, mentors, and community partners actively contribute to youth success, student well-being, and violence prevention efforts.
Meet the founder
Alam Gonzalez
MSW, CASAC-T
- Bronx-based ATI social worker
- Violence prevention specialist
- Reentry and fatherhood advocate
- Certified life coach
- Verified peer reviewer, Web of Science (Urban Social Work Journal)
- Community Impact Leader Award recipient
- Experienced group facilitator in community settings, inside Rikers, and in agency programs
- Has served 250+ justice-impacted youth, adults, and fathers in the community
Lived experience
In 2012, he spoke for the young men in the program.
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families wrote to Alam after he spoke on behalf of the young men in its Opening Doors to the Future program at NBC Studios:
“Your words were incredibly moving; you touched everyone in the room with your speech.”
Today AJG Therapeutics is delivered by trained facilitators with lived experience.
November 2025
Community Impact Award
Presented by the Latino Social Work Coalition & Scholarship Fund at its 25th Anniversary Leadership Awards.