- Washington, DC // 2014
Justice Policy Institute
Support for strategic planning for juvenile justice work.Awarded$50,000Term12 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Philadelphia, PA // 2014
Juvenile Law Center
Support for dissemination and education activities related to the documentary film "Kids for Cash."Awarded$10,000Term6 monthsProgramYouth Justice - San Francisco, CA // 2014
Legal Services for Children
Support to work, along with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, to promote the fair and equitable treatment of non-citizen youth by juvenile justice systems.Awarded$320,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Newark, NJ // 2014
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Support to advocate for reduced reliance on youth incarceration and transfer to the adult system in New Jersey.Awarded$150,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Austin, TX // 2014
Texas Appleseed
Support to engage in policy advocacy at the state and local levels and to conduct litigation to challenge the use of juvenile and municipal courts in Texas to handle minor student misbehaviors at school.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Austin, TX // 2014
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
General support.Awarded$250,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Los Angeles, CA // 2014
UCLA School of Law
Support for UCLA School of Law's Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy for its Jail Removal Project to provide jurisdictions with guidance on how to end the practice of detaining youth in adult jails.Awarded$150,000Term18 monthsProgramYouth Justice - New York, NY // 2014
Vera Institute of Justice
Support to help Governor Cuomo's Commission on Youth, Public Safety, and Justice develop a plan for raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction in New York.Awarded$75,000Term12 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Oakland, CA // 2014
W. Haywood Burns Institute
General support.Awarded$500,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Oakland, CA // 2014
Youth Radio
Support for the Youth Justice Desk, which produces media stories on juvenile justice from the perspective of youth, including incarcerated youth.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramYouth Justice - Washington, DC // 2014
American University – Washington College of Law
Support for the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University's Washington College of Law to develop training and advocacy materials on the human right to civil legal counsel.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund - Silver Spring, MD // 2014
Catholic Legal Immigration Network
Support to help develop an innovative self-directed online training course for immigrant legal service providers.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund - New York, NY // 2014
Children’s Aid Society
Support for the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program.Awarded$10,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund - New York, NY // 2014
Columbia School of Law
Support to the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School for a convening of legal experts to coordinate international and domestic access to justice and civil counsel work.Awarded$15,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund - Washington, DC // 2014
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
Support for the Clemency Project 2014.Awarded$25,000Term12 monthsProgramPresident's Discretionary Fund