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All posts tagged "justice system"
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884GrantsFamily justice improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Family/Domestic Violence, Justice, Child Maltreatment, Child Welfare/Safety | Amount: $600,000-$700,000 | Deadline: Jan.17, 2025
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640GrantsJuvenile and family court substance abuse issues education and training grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile/Family Court, Substance Abuse/Addiction, Education/Training, Recidivism | Amount: Up to $150,000 | Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023
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1.1K► ReportsCrimes against humanity: The mass incarceration of children in the United States
At least 32,359 individuals are in U.S. prisons because of crimes committed as children.
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535GrantsChild victims and witnesses support material dissemination grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Victims, Justice-involved Youth, Victim Support, Child Safety | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: June 12, 2023
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2.7KNewsNew documentary highlights lack of accessibility for deaf and disabled people in north central Florida justice system
Michelle Ricks said she was in prison for five years without an interpreter. Executive Producer Delbert Whetter said he believes Ricks would...
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521GrantsYouth-led juvenile justice project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Leadership, System-involved Youth, Juvenile Recidivism | Amount: $25,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: May 18, 2022 (LOI)
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685GrantsJuvenile/youth indigent defense improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, System-involved Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth in Poverty | Amount: Up to $900,000 | Deadline: May 17, 2022
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1.5KNewsVideo shows struggle before foster teen’s death in custody
Surveillance video shows a Black 17-year-old struggling with staff at a Wichita juvenile center last fall before he died after he was...
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530GrantsChild-friendly Family Visiting in Jails and Prisons Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Family, Parenting, Child Development, Incarcerated Parents, Justice System | Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: July 12, 2021
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2.0K► ReportsA Guide to Community Strategies for Improving Emerging Adults’ Safety and Well-Being
The Urban Institute releases a guide which brings together research on the unique needs of emerging adults and outlines the best strategies...
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4.6KNewsCan Washington State Keep Youth Off the Streets After They Leave Detention?
By the age of 17, David Vanwetter had been in and out of detention perhaps a dozen times.
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10.7KFrom the BureausThe Problem of Youth Homelessness Is Not the Fault of the Youth, Experts Say
The fight against youth homelessness drags on and on. It is not that the fighters are no match for a seemingly intractable...
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2.8KNewsThe Young and Homeless Have Hard Time Avoiding Arrest
They’re on our streets. In our schools and colleges. They’ve probably taken your fast-food order. But you wouldn’t know it.
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Black Millennials in America
The Black Youth Project recently created and published this comprehensive report meant to give a data-driven and nuanced perspective of the economic,...
