JJ&RA Mentorship

02/08/2014

A group of UW law students is helping draft legislation to identify and provide help to homeless students in public schools. Read more below:

A group of UW law students is helping draft legislation to identify and provide help to homeless students in public schools.

01/24/2014

Mentoring Conference, who is in?

01/24/2014

In New York, 16-year-olds are tried as adults, sending nearly 40,000 adolescents a year into the criminal courts from nonviolent crimes like ma*****na possession and shoplifting.

The consequences have been especially disastrous for black and Latinos, who are over-represented, and disproportionately at risk of having their lives ruined by encounters with the criminal justice system....read more below...what do you think?

Sixteen-year-olds in New York belong in the juvenile system, not in adult courts or prisons.

01/24/2014

Happy Thursday, Mentors!

What motivates you to give your time and care to our youth?

12/13/2013

Mentor check this out

Webinar: As the year comes to a close, many programs are conducting mid-year or year-end evaluations. Analyzing this data, interpreting it accurately, and turning it into practical program improvements can be challenging and often overwhelming. If you’re looking for tips on how to evaluate outcomes…

11/14/2013

Please sign: https://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-washington-stop-the-sale-and-distribution-of-juvenile-criminal-records

Young people make mistakes everyday - it is part of growing up. Washington State is one of only 8 states in the nation that publishes and distributes...

11/13/2013

A friend posted this awesome website http://www.pongoteenwriting.org/index.php recently. Mentors could potentially use these wonderful ideas for ice breakers if you need! Will bring these questions with me next time for work on community college essays.

Pongo Teen Writing is a Seattle non-profit that teaches poetry to teens who are leading difficult lives, including teens in juvenile detention and the state psychiatric hospital.

11/12/2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/us/a-bid-to-keep-youths-out-of-adult-prisons.html?_r=0

Last year, Colorado changed a law by narrowing the authority of prosecutors to charge juveniles as adults, joining a wave of such changes nationwide.

11/10/2013

http://crosscut.com/2013/10/31/courage-awards/117204/starcia-ague-winner-courage-award-public-service/

A victim herself, Starcia overcame immense odds to advocate for kids in the juvenile justice system.

11/09/2013

"Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it."
www.voiceproject.org

The Voice Project works to utilize the power of music to effect positive social change, alleviate suffering and promote human rights around the globe.

11/09/2013

http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2022206520_kidscountreportearlylearningedit08xml.html

Washington state lags the nation in enrolling 3- and 4-year-olds into quality early learning programs.

10/19/2013

“It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it.”
― L.M. Montgomery