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Our scholarships, reentry assistance and employment matching awards help justice-involved young overcome barriers and successfully transition back into communities.

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Our members across the country are dedicated to treating all young people as one of their own. Together they are shifting the youth justice field beyond a focus on preventing harm to promoting positive youth outcomes. They intentionally implement research-based practices and measure and monitor the impact on young people, families, staff and communities. Over the years we have worked in every state except one.

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  • Young people end up in the youth justice system largely due to the circumstances of their surroundings: poverty, violence, homelessness, unemployment and other traumatic experiences. Giving them financial support to continue school, get a job and live independently also gives them hope. As Dijon said:

“Kids like me don’t have hope and we always think our current situation is all there is. The fact things can and will be better is far beyond our thinking. This is just an example of why we re-offend because we don’t have support when we get out. I would like the opportunity to feel like I’m somebody in the world and not feel like I’m nobody. It also makes me feel good to see that someone is out there trying to help me. This money will give me the motivation to work hard and to provide for myself… it will also teach me to help others the way I have been helped.”

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Data Snapshot - Valuing Families

Agencies participating in the Performance-based Standards (PbS) standards and continuous improvement program survey their families and use the responses to adapt their practices to improve relationships and outcomes for young people and their families. In this PbS Data Snapshot, we share recent Family Survey responses from the field.

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