Juvenile Justice Work Group

The Juvenile Justice Work Group is comprised of regional and national grantmakers working across fields of justice, education, foster care and mental health. Members of this work group are committed to funding systems and programs that serve justice-involved youth, seizing opportunities to reduce harm, address fairness, promote public safety and save taxpayers dollars. Increasingly, philanthropic institutions are coming to recognize that justice-involved youth are the same youth that they are concerned about serving through other public systems.

The goal of this work group is to make the links between fields more explicit, so that more foundations can engage in this work as a logical extension of their existing guidelines.

Members of the Juvenile Justice Work Group believe that together they can increase the number of young people who successfully transition into adulthood with secure housing, employment and supportive loved ones.

Second Edition: A Blueprint for Juvenile Justice Reform (2006)