The Casey Foundation seeks emerging youth justice leaders from around the country to join its 2019–21 Juvenile Justice Youth Advisory Council. Candidates have until Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, to apply.
Introducing three new resources informed by the early successes of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential — or LEAP — initiative.
A new report shows that victims of crime broadly support serving the majority of justice-involved youth in the community — including those charged with violent offenses — and it recommends ways to expand community-based options while preserving public safety.
Crossing paths with a public system sets off a discouraging domino effect for families — one that can persist for generations. Consider Nebraska, where 48% of young kids with foster care experience have at least one parent who also navigated a public system in their youth. The good news? Help is coming.
Here is a list of Casey partner youth advocacy organizations that promote juvenile justice reforms and advocate for better youth and family outcomes. Get involved today!
Key resources and publications from the Casey Foundation for those interested in learning more about, and becoming involved in, juvenile justice reform.
Two vidoes from the Casey Foundation feature recommendations on how the juvenile justice field could transform probation into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth, positive behavior change and long-term success for youth.
Motivated by data, the probation department in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, is embracing a fundamental culture change – looking to girls and young women as well as deeply rooted community organizations as the best sources for information about what they need.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation lays out its vision for transforming juvenile probation into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth, positive behavior change and long-term success for youth who pose significant risks for serious offending.
Community Connections for Youth has worked with 150 organizations to help steer alternatives to incarceration into communities by building the capacity of grassroots organizations.
