YOUth Are Worth Being Heard!🌟 Check out the first episode of the YOUth Are Worth it! video series on why creating true youth justice means centering youth leadership! youtu.be/w8VklBBT4bk #YJAM #YJAM2024 #youthareworthit Coalition for Juvenile Justice

New Orleans' #YouthJusticeActionMonth events continue tomorrow night with this free candle making workshop provided by our partners New Orleans Youth Alliance. RSVP and reserve your spot for creative and fun event by scanning the QR code on the last slide. #YJAM2024 #YOUthareworthit

.Governor Laura Kelly announced the launch of the Stepping Up initiative in Kansas's juvenile justice system to reduce the over-incarceration of Kansans with behavioral health illnesses. Learn more about state actions to support system-involved youth: nga.org/news/commentar… #YJAM2024

Resources: Investing in recreation, housing, family sustaining jobs, green spaces, mental health care, health care, and transformative schools creates true safety - not more police and prisons. #YJAM2024, #youthareworthit

When we listen to young people, they will tell us exactly what they need to create the safety we all want. #YJAM2024 #youthareworthit

Check out Ep. 2 of the “YOUth Are Worth It!” series and hear how the youth justice movement is reimagining what it means to create community safety away from carceral models by resourcing communities and families with what they need to thrive! youtu.be/0IDWU_gRpYc #YJAM2024

Locking up more young people doesn’t keep us safe. This #InternationalDayoftheGirl, let’s prioritize keeping girls and gender-expansive youth safe and supported by giving them access to the resources that we all need to thrive. #YJAM #YJAM2024 #YouthAreWorthIt

#NowReading ➡️: "So, from the perspective of looking at what the data is telling us, a one-year uptick should not be used as an excuse to roll back reforms that have been grounded in science and research over many, many decades." #YJAM2024

“In October, we don’t just raise awareness. We raise our voices. We demand that the system gives our youth the second chance they deserve.” @Dieter_Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) Read more: jlusa.org/2024/10/03/oct… #DieterCantu #YouthJusticeActionMonth #YJAM2024

Investing in recreation, housing, family sustaining jobs, green spaces, mental health care, health care, and transformative schools creates true safety - not more police and prisons. #YJAM2024, #YOUthareworthit #YJAM Coalition for Juvenile Justice National Youth Justice Network

Celebrate Youth Justice Action Month with us! Join us next Sunday at Oxnard High School for the YJAM Resource and Job Fair! The Youth Advisory Council of @onestepalavez and Barry G Chaiken has worked hard to make this day amazing for Ventura County's youth. Don’t miss it! #yjam2024

YOUth Are Worth Investment! Check out episode 3 of the YOUth Are Worth it! video series all about the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The JJDPA provides core protections for young people in the legal system. It matters for young people and we need Congress to

It's Youth Justice Action Month! Join us in Baltimore at Red Emma's next Tues. 10/22 to learn more about what's happening in Maryland, what we need to do to ensure that our kids aren't criminalized, and take action together! Learn more and RSVP: forms.gle/42TktQfWT8raSP…

Check out Episode 3 of the YOUth Are Worth It YJAM 2024 Video Series! Youth justice leaders explore the transformative impact of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the need for its reauthorization this year. #YJAM2024 #youthareworthit ow.ly/rJV350TF0BG

👔 Ready to jumpstart your career? Our job readiness area offers resume assistance, mock interviews, professional attire, and more! We want you to feel confident as you step into job applications or internships. Let’s get you prepared! #YJAM2024 eventbrite.com/e/youth-justic…

YOUth Are Worth Keeping Safe! Check out Ep. 2 & hear how the youth justice movement is reimagining community safety & resourcing communities & families with what they need to thrive! youtu.be/0IDWU_gRpYc #YJAM, #YJAM2024, #youthareworthit National Youth Justice Network @coalitionforjuvjustice

NYJN joins 118 signatories calling for youth justice approaches that improve community safety & achieve better outcomes for kids. We must commit to research-backed, equitable, community-centered approaches & reject outdated "tough" on kids policies. #CareNotCages Maryland Youth Justice Coalition

Today is Girls’ Justice Day- a day to center girls in the legal system and speak out about their experiences and needs! #YJAM #YJAM2024 #YOUthAreWorthIt! rights4girls

🚨Moments ago #Right2RemainSilent passed the Committee on Children and Families in the Senate! Thank you Jabari Brisport for prioritizing this bill, and thank you Jamaal T. Bailey for being a champion since its inception!