List of Organizations
Below we have compiled a list of organizations that we have worked with or sourced for their good work that offer programs for you to get involved in, literature/news/blogs to follow, and campaigns to spread the word on.
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| Program | About | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy | Building bridges connecting the world of research with the world of civic action and policy debate so that each informs the other. | Berkeley | California |
| Children’s Law Center | To protect and enhance the legal rights of children through quality legal representation, research and policy development, and training and education of attorneys and others regarding children’s rights issues. | Kentucky | |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Giving people opportunities and skills to work together to strengthen our communities so that all of us can thrive. | Oakland | California |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Providing legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. | Montgomery | Alabama |
| In The Life Media | Features the stories of young people who share their journeys of going through ill equipped correctional institutions and the voices of advocates. | New York | New York |
| Moving Maryland Forward Network | Linking Maryland advocacy organizations with citizens concerned about important public policy issues. | Maryland | |
| Public Justice Center | Working with people and communities to confront the laws, practices, and institutions that cause injustice, poverty, and discrimination. | Baltimore | Maryland |
| Texans Care for Children | Speaking for kids at the Capitol and across the state and mobilize others to make a difference. | Austin | Texas |
| Texas Appleseed | Promoting social and economic justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers and other professionals to identify practical solutions to difficult systemic problems. | Austin | Texas |
| Youth Justice Coaltion | A youth, family and prisoner-led movement to challenge race, gender and class inequality in Los Angeles County’s and California’s juvenile injustice systems. | Inglewood | California |
| Families & Allies of Virginia’s Youth (FAVY) | Group of families, youth and concerned community members supporting and empowering families who have young people in the justice system. | Arlington | Virginia |
| Write to Read, Juvenile Hall Library & Literacy | Promoting libraries in juvenile halls. Books and resources for reaching reluctant readers. Accepts book donations | Alameda County | California |
| Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY) | Member-driven advocacy organization, led and driven by those with direct experience in residential care and their allies. Promoting and securing the human rights of youth in or at risk of residential placement. | New York | New York |
| Youth CineMedia | Improving community access and education for at-risk teens in emerging media technologies, while fostering character building and empowerment through developing social skills, and providing marketable job training. | Santa Barbara | California |
| The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation | Raising consciousness within and beyond the Roosevelt University community, and inspires the realization of social justice and human rights. | Chicago | Illinois |
| Prison Photography | Blog/News/Resources | ||
| National Juvenile Defender Center | Building the capacity of the juvenile defense bar and to improve access to counsel and quality of representation for children in the justice system. | Washington, D.C | |
| Amnesty International Juvenile Life Without Parole | Resources/Donate/Blog/News | ||
| Just Detention International | Seeking to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention. Resources/Programs/Donate | ||
| Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice | Service programs demonstrate how alternatives to incarceration can be successful, not only in reducing overburdened correctional facilities, but also in reducing recidivism rates. | San Francisco | California |
| CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates | Volunteer to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system | Nationwide | Nationwide |
| CASA of Lexington | Donate/Volunteer to ensure that victims of child abuse are given a chance to have a safe and permanent home. | Lexington | Kentucky |
| Spark Action | News/Resources/Campaigns for online journalism and advocacy center by and for the child and youth field. | ||
| Free Minds: Book Club & Writing Workshop | Volunteer/Donate/Donate Books to introduce young inmates to the transformational power of books and creative writing. | Washington, D.C | |
| The Beat Within | Volunteer to provide incarcerated youth with consistent opportunity to share their ideas and life experiences in a safe space that encourages literacy | California | |
| Children’s Action Alliance | Works to improve children’s health, education and security through information and action. | Arizona | |
| Project NIA | Reducing the reliance on arrest, detention, and incarceration for addressing youth crime and to instead promote the use of restorative and transformative practices. | Chicago | Illinois |
| Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition | Dedicated to ensuring excellence in juvenile defense and advocacy and justice for all children and youth in Colorado. | Colorado | |
| Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance | Reducing the number of children and youth entering the juvenile and criminal justice system, and advocate a safe, effective, and fair system for those involved. | Connecticut | |
| D.C. Lawyers for Youth | Volunteer/Donate/Internships seeking to improve the DC juvenile justice system by advocating for reforms that promote positive youth development and effective legal representation. | District of Columbia | |
| Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice | Working to change the laws that turn our children into adults, with horrific outcomes, once they enter the adult criminal justice system. | Missouri | |
| Community Law in Action | Youth Internships/Mentor/Guest Speaker | Maryland | |
| The Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives | reducing the number, rate and likelihood of youth incarceration by conducting policy reform, community empowerment, and social justice leadership education programs. | New York | |
| Action for Children | Resources for educating and engaging all people across the state to ensure that our children are healthy, safe, well-educated and have every opportunity for success. | North Carolina | |
| Partnership for Safety and Justice | bringing together all of those most directly affected by crime to advocate for a system that is just and that builds safer, healthier communities. Volunteer/Action Team/Membership/Donate | Oregon | |
| Don’t Throw Away The Key | Re-evaluating Adult Time for Youth Crime. | Virginia | |
| Juvenile Justice Information Exchange | Resources/Publications for a community of support around the issues facing the youth of our country | Georgia | |
| Annie E. Casey Foundation | Resources/Publications helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. | ||
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. | Montgomery | Alabama |
| Campaign For Youth Justice | Dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system. | Washington, D.C | |
| Academy of Architecture for Justice | Promotes and fosters the exchange of information for high-quality planning, design, and delivery of justice architecture. | ||
| Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children | Fighting for a better life for all of Louisiana’s youth, especially those involved in or targeted by the juvenile justice system. Donate | Louisiana | |
| Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana | Donate/Volunteer/Internships/Employment to transform the juvenile justice system into one that builds on the strengths of young people. | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Juvenile Justice Coalition | Promoting effective programs, equitable treatment of youth, and public policy that will result in the reduction of juvenile delinquency | Ohio | |
| Citizens for Juvenile Justice | Volunteer/Donate/Memberships/Interest Advocating for a fair and effective juvenile justice system in Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
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