NATIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE NETWORK
1734 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1, WASHINGTON, DC 20009 www.njjn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NJJN LEADS A MOVEMENT OF DIVERSE YOUTH JUSTICE ADVOCATES, FAMILIES, AND ALLIES, OPERATING FROM A SHARED ANTI-RACIST FRAMEWORK, USING THEIR POWER TO FIGHT FOR RACIALLY EQUITABLE, HUMANE, AND FAIR TREATMENT FOR YOUTH WHO ENCOUNTER THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ITS RELATED PITFALLS, SO YOUNG PEOPLE CAN MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

THE NATIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE NETWORK (NJJN) CREATES SMALLER, FAIRER AND MORE EFFECTIVE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEMS THROUGH A MOVEMENT OF STATE-BASED CHANGE AGENTS.

YOUTH JUSTICE REFORM - NJJN IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY ENHANCING AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF STATE-BASED REFORMERS. NJJN PROVIDES DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNICATIONS, COALITION BUILDING, CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, POLICY ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DURING 2019, WE PROVIDED IN-DEPTH, MID-LEVEL AND SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO 34 STATES, COMPLETING MORE THAN 150 TA REQUESTS. WE ALSO KNIT TOGETHER OUR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE IDEAS, RESOURCES, AND SUCCESSES AND STRATEGIZE ABOUT THE BEST APPROACH TO SYSTEM CHANGE. DURING 2019, WE CONVENED 15 SEPARATE GROUP CALLS WITH OUR AFFILIATES ACROSS A VARIETY OF ISSUES. THESE CALLS WERE DIVIDED BETWEEN STATE NETWORKING CALLS ON STANDING ISSUES AND STATE STRATEGY CALLS ON EMERGING OR PRESSING ISSUES. OUR ANNUAL GATHERING, OR FORUM, PROVIDES A SPACE FOR OUR REFORMERS TO GATHER TOGETHER TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND GENERATE NEW IDEAS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

MOVEMENT BUILDING - ALL OF NJJN'S WORK IS INTEGRATED WITH A RACE EQUITY LENS. THIS WORK IS MANIFESTED BY DEEP ATTENTION TO RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY ACROSS NJJN'S POLICY WORK, INTERNAL OPERATIONS, AFFILIATE REQUIREMENTS, AND BASE BUILDING. NJJN'S BASE-BUILDING WORK IS LARGELY CENTERED IN ITS YOUTH JUSTICE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (YJLI), WHICH CLEARS A BROAD PATH FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR TO LEAD THE MOVEMENT TOWARD JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM. THE INSTITUTE ELEVATES THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO UNDERSTAND BEST BOTH HOW OUR SYSTEMS HARM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AS WELL AS HOW TO TRANSFORM THESE SYSTEMS. THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH TEN FELLOWS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, THROUGH TWO IN-PERSON GATHERINGS, NUMEROUS DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ATTACHMENT TO A MENTOR FROM THE FIELD, AND SUPPORT IN THE COMPLETION OF A SELF-DESIGNED ADVOCACY PROJECT. NJJN'S PUBLICATIONS CENTER RACE EQUITY AND A FOCUS ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE. NJJN ALSO CONTINUES TO PUSH THE YOUTH JUSTICE FIELD TOWARDS ANTI-RACISM. IN 2019, WE CONTRACTED WITH AN ANTI-RACIST RACIAL JUSTICE CONSULTANT WHO WORKED WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DEVELOP ANTI-RACIST BENCHMARKS FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP. NJJN ALSO WORKED WITH A YOUTH CONSULTANT AND HIRED A YOUNG LEADER COORDINATOR TO DEVELOP YOUTH PROGRAMMING.

INFORMING THE FIELD - NJJN PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE BROAD FIELD OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN JUSTICE REFORM BY ELEVATING NEW RESEARCH AND POLICY ADVANCES AND IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR ACTION AND ATTENTION. THROUGH POLICY BRIEFS, WEBINARS, TELECONFERENCES, NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, NJJN ENSURED THAT ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION. IN 2019, WE PUBLISHED 14 DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS FOR MEMBERS AND THE LARGER FIELD, HELD THREE WEBINARS, AND GAVE FOUR NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS. WE ALSO UTILIZED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO MAKE THE CASE FOR CHANGE. IN 2019, OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS REACHED 3,421 PEOPLE ON AVERAGE EACH MONTH. OUR FACEBOOK CHANNEL HAD 10,331 FOLLOWERS AND OUR TWITTER CHANNEL HAD 4,945 FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE WERE ALSO REGULARLY PRESENT IN THE PRESS; IN MORE THAN 15 INSTANCES NJJN AND/OR OUR STAFF WERE MENTIONED, QUOTED OR HAD A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OR OP-ED PUBLISHED.

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