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At the Crossroads: Building Stronger Coordination for Lasting Impact on Dual-System Youth
Congratulations to our own Karen Kolivoski, Deputy Director for Research, and Macon Stewart, Senior Deputy Director who were invited to give the 2025 Raymond R Webb Endowed…
Data, evaluation, and analysis doesn’t have to be daunting!
Don’t have data, but not sure what to collect? Have data, but unsure what to do with it–or what it says? Have a data collection process, but it feels like you’re running it on autopilot, and you’re…
Early Registration Open Through March 28th for the 2025 Janet Reno Forum!
Join us on April 24 for the return of the in-person Janet Reno Forum, Shaping the Future: Conversations on Advancing Youth Justice. Our goal for the convening is to actually be a forum: a gathering…
Leveraging Cross-Systems Approaches to Advance Racial Equity Webinar
Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our recent webinar, “Leveraging Cross-Systems Approaches to Advance Racial Equity.” On the webinar, panelists from New Rochelle, New York and Lancaster…
Applications Extended for the Brighter Futures Program!
Applications Extended Through March 14, 2025 We are excited to announce that the application window has been extended through March 14th, 2025 for our Brighter Futures: Transformational…
Create and Implement Community-Centered Development Practices to Create Lasting, Positive Change
While the nation has taken steps to address the influence of race and racial prejudice on legal outcomes and treatment, the U.S. youth legal system continues to face significant challenges that…
Conversations on the Future of Youth Justice
We are so pleased to announce our guests for the Conversation on the Future of Youth Justice as part of our 2025 Janet Reno Forum! Our own CJJR Director, Michael Umpierre, will lead a deep-dive into…
Making Collaboration Count: Advancing Data Efforts to Build and Sustain Interagency Coordination
Join us on March 27 from 1 to 1:45 pm ET for an interactive Lunch and Learn that will center one community’s efforts to build data capacity in order to improve understanding of how collaboration…
New Webinar: Leveraging Cross-Systems Approaches to Advance Racial Equity
How can We Advance Racial Equity Across Systems? Join us on Monday, March 10 from 1 to 2 pm ET as we explore how we can advance racial equity across systems in a new free webinar:…
Need Help Finding Funding?
Want to join one of our programs, but having challenges finding funding? There are a number of options available. Janet Reno Scholarships Tuition assistance is available through CJJR’s…
Applications Closing for Brighter Futures!
Applications close today, Friday, February 28 for our Brighter Futures: Transformational Leadership in Youth Justice! If you are thinking of applying and have not yet gathered all the materials,…
Empower Your Leadership Team and Create Brighter Futures for Youth and Communities
The application window is closing at the end of this week for our Brighter Futures: Transformational Leadership in Youth Justice executive education program! The executive leadership team of a…
Advance the Conversation on Racial Justice on April 24th
Join Professor Kristin Henning, Jasmine Tyler, and dr. christian bijoux in an open discussion of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed as we grapple with racial equity in the…
Get Your Applications in Today for the Reducing Crossover Certificate Program!
Be sure to get your applications for our Reducing Crossover and Advancing Collaboration Certificate Program today! If you are thinking of applying and have not yet gathered all the materials,…
Session Spotlight: Defining Transformational Leadership in Youth Justice Agencies
We’re nearing the close of the application window for our Brighter Futures: Transformational Leadership in Youth Justice on February 28! If you are thinking of applying and have not yet gathered…
