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12/21/2018

L.A. County Using Arts to Paint New Picture of Juvenile Justice Reform

As Los Angeles County leaders continue to reimagine the county’s juvenile justice system, they’re now looking to see if they can leverage the arts to help achieve reform goals. With a $750,000 one-year grant from the Ford Foundation’s Arts Justice Fund (AJF), the county Arts Commission will launch the Arts and Youth Development Project, which is designed to serve youth and families involved — or at risk of involvement — with the juvenile justice system.

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12/18/2018

PHOTO GALLERY: Look at This Amazing Artwork from an Innovative New York City Probation Program that Just Got a Gold Star from Researchers

New York City’s probation department and Carnegie Hall are touting a new report describing their arts initiative for youth as a “highly transformative,” model program. Over 2,300 young people from underserved city neighborhoods, about half of them on probation, have participated in filmmaking, painting, magazine production, and spoken word, music, or dance performance projects through the program, called NeON Arts, which launched in 2013.

10/19/2018

Film Shows Former Foster Youth Finding Their Passions

In the warmly lit opening frame of a new film, a young man leans in, listening intently to soulful music streaming from a laptop. As the song ends, someone beside him says, “I love it.”

10/5/2017

Meet the Former Foster Youth Who Founded a Film Festival to Help Youth Tell Their Stories

Growing up in foster care in Los Angeles, Johna Rivers didn’t always get the opportunity to express her creativity. Once she got older, Rivers wanted to offer something for kids like her.

9/23/2015

Helping Children Heal: Promising Community Programs and Policy Recommendations

In examining successful programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Children’s Defense Fund suggests in a new report that community-based programs are effective ways to heal trauma experienced by children and youth.

5/21/2015

Fifteen Finalists for Poetry Contest in Juvenile Facilities

A nationwide poetry contest for youths incarcerated in juvenile facilities has been narrowed down to 15 finalists. It’s the third year for the “Words Unlocked” contest, which is organized by the Maryland-based Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS).

    5/31/2013

    How a Poetry Contest for Juveniles Drew 1,000+ Entries

    The reform of Washington, D.C.’s formerly atrocious juvenile justice system has been no stranger to controversy. But one thing that most parties agree on is that the educational services offered to juveniles in the secure facility have turned around 180 degrees.

    5/31/2013

    How a Poetry Contest for Juveniles Drew 1,000+ Entries

    The reform of Washington, D.C.’s formerly atrocious juvenile justice system has been no stranger to controversy. But one thing that most parties agree on is that the educational services offered to juveniles in the secure facility have turned around 180 degrees.