Participating Organizations
Campaign for Youth Justice
Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Child Welfare League of America
Children’s Defense Fund
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
Girls Incorporated
Justice Policy Institute
Mental Health America
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Council of La Raza
National Juvenile Defender Center
National Juvenile Justice Network
National Network for Youth
Sentencing Project
W. Haywood Burns Institute
Below is a list of national and state/local organizations that have signed on to the Statement of Principles. To add your name to the growing list of signatories, e-mail info@juvjustice.org.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Human Rights Watch
International CURE
Penal Reform International
Physicians for Human Rights
Stop Prisoner Rape
Union for Reform Judaism
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
World Vision
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Policy Section
African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP)
Afterschool Alliance
Alliance for Children and Families
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Civil Liberties Union
American Correctional Association
American Federation on State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
American Humane Association
American Probation and Parole Association
American Psychiatric Association
Asian Law Caucus
Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC)
ATTIC Correctional Services
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Camp Fire USA
Campaign for Youth Justice
Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Center for Juvenile Justice Reform and Systems Integration, Georgetown University
Center for Public Representation
Child Welfare League of America
Children’s Defense Fund
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Community Action Partnership
Correctional Education Association
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD)
Council for Educators of At-Risk and Delinquent Youth
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
Covenant House
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Generations United
Girls Inc.
Justice Policy Institute
Juvenile Justice Trainers Association
Juvenile Law Center
Legal Action Center
Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office
Mental Health America
Muslim Public Affairs Council
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Alliance for Faith and Justice
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
National Association for Children of Incarcerated Parents (NACIP)
National Association for Juvenile Correctional Agencies
National Association of Counties
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of Social Workers
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
National Center for Youth Law
National Collaboration for Youth
National Community Education Association
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Council of La Raza
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
National Disability Rights Network
National H.I.R.E. Network
National Human Services Assembly
National Juvenile Defender Center
National Juvenile Detention Association
National Juvenile Justice Network
National Legal Aid and Defender Association
National Network for Youth
National Parent-Teacher Association
National Partnership for Juvenile Services
National Recreation and Park Association
National Urban League
National Youth Advocate Program
Residential Care Consortium
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Rebecca Project for Human Rights
The Sentencing Project
United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
United Neighborhood Centers of America
Voices for America’s Children
W. Haywood Burns Institute
Women of Reform Judaism
YMCA of the USA
Youth Advocate Programs
Youth Law Center
STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Alabama:
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
Alabama Youth Justice Coalition
Children First Foundation
Jefferson County Family Court
Legal Aid Society of Birmingham
Prodigal Child Project
Southern Juvenile Defender Center
The Ordinary People Society
VOICES for Alabama's Children
Alaska:
Alaska PTA
Gastineau Human Services Corporation
Juneau Youth Services
Arizona:
Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission— The Arizona State Advisory Group
Children's Action Alliance
Friendly House
Arkansas:
Disability Rights Center, Inc.
California:
Asian and Pacific Islander Youth Advocacy Network (AYAN)
California State Juvenile Officers' Association
Center for Juvenile Law and Policy, Loyola Law School
Community Restoration Services
Ella Baker Center
Los Angeles Leadership Academy
Mothers for Peace
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
Para Los Niños
School of Unity and Liberation
Watts/Century Latino Organization
Youth Community Restoration Project
Youth Justice Coalition/Free L.A.
Colorado:
Pendulum Foundation
Connecticut:
African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities, Inc (AFCAMP)
Center for Children's Advocacy, University of Connecticut School of Law
Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance
Office of the Child Advocate, State of Connecticut
Connecticut Parent Teacher Association
Connecticut Voices for Children
FAVOR, Inc.
Delaware:
Children & Families First
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Delaware Center for Justice
Delaware Collaboration for Youth
District of Columbia:
Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Clinic
Justice 4 DC Youth! Coalition
Latin American Youth Center
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Juvenile and Special Education Law Clinic
University Legal Services
Florida:
13th Judicial Circuit - Administrative Office of the Court, Juvenile Diversion Program
Children’s Campaign, Inc.
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, Inc.
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida; Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties
Latino Leadership Inc.
Law Offices of Public Defender Bennett H. Brummer, 11th Judicial Circuit
Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department
Redlands Christian Migrant Association
Georgia:
Barton Child Law & Policy Clinic of Emory Law School
Circle of Concern, Inc.
Georgia PTA
Hawaii:
Education (Youth) and Health Programs, Department of Defense, State of Hawaii
Hawaii Parent Teacher Association
Idaho:
Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Idaho Parent Teacher Association
Illinois:
Alternatives, Inc.
Child Care Association of Illinois
Children's Home Association of Illinois
Erie Neighborhood House
Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Illinois Parent Teacher Association
John Howard Association of Illinois
Juvenile Justice Initiative
Kummba Lynx
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Little Village Community Development Corporation
North Lawndale Juvenile Justice Collaborative
Southwest Youth Collaborative
Uhlich Children's Advantage Network (UCAN)
Youth As Resources/Chicago Area Project
Youth Network Council
Indiana:
Indiana Juvenile Justice Task Force, Inc.
Indiana Parent Teacher Association
Leadership & Renewal Outfitters
Iowa:
Iowa Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Kansas:
Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention—The Kansas State Advisory Group
Kentucky:
Children's Law Center, Inc.
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
Louisiana:
Brooks Law Group, PLLC.
Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)
Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
Louisiana Protection & Advocacy Center
Maine:
Maine Children's Alliance
Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG)
Youth Alternatives
Maryland:
Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth
Maryland Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council - The Maryland State Advisory Group
Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition
MD Office of the Public Defender
The Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Massachusetts:
Adolescent Consultation Services
Center For Family Connections
Center For Human Development
Children's League of Massachusetts
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts, Inc.
Children's Services of Roxbury
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
Communities for People
Criminal Justice Institute, Harvard Law School
Doc Wayne Athletic League
Disability Law Center, Inc.
Division of Health & Human Development Program
Fall River Deaconess Home
Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation
Institute on Race and Justice
Justice Resource Institute
Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project at Boston College Law School
Juvenile Justice Center of Suffolk University Law School
Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc
Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee – The Massachusetts State Advisory Group
NFI Massachusetts, Inc.
Penikese Island School
Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc.
Roxbury Youthworks, Inc.
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.
The KEY Program, Inc.
Youth Advocacy Project of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
YouthBuild Boston
Youth Opportunities Upheld ( YOU ) Inc.
Michigan:
Advocacy, Re-entry, Resources & Outreach (ARRO)
Association of Children's Mental Health (ACMH)
Children’s Charter of the Courts of Michigan
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
Michigan Collaborative on Juvenile Justice
Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency
Michigan Federation for Children and Families
Michigan Prevention Association
Michigan's Children
Second Chance Legislation
The Michigan Resource Center for Health and Safety
Traffic Safety Association of Michigan
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Minnesota:
Juvenile Justice Coalition of Minnesota
Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies
Mississippi:
Mississippi Youth Justice Project
Missouri:
Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
Missouri Parent Teacher Association
Youth In Need
Montana:
Disability Rights Montana
Nebraska:
Voices for Children in Nebraska
Nevada:
East Las Vegas Community Development Corporation
Washoe County Juvenile Services
New Hampshire:
Child and Family Services of New Hampshire
Department of Health & Human Services
New Jersey:
Association of Children of New Jersey
New Jersey Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee - The New Jersey State Advisory Group
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus of Bergen County
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus of Camden County
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus of Essex County
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus of Passaic County
New Jersey Parents’ Caucus of Union County
Northeast Juvenile Defender Center
New Mexico:
Hands Across Cultures
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department— The New Mexico State Advisory Group
New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency
New Mexico Public Defender Department, Juvenile Division - Las Cruces
New York:
City of New York Department of Juvenile Justice
New York Juvenile Justice Coalition
Goodhope Youth Home, Inc.
Jewish Child Care Association
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
Center for Community Alternatives
Youth Represent
North Carolina:
Action for Children North Carolina
Independent Living Resources
Juvenile Justice Clinic of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
National Association of Social Workers- NC Chapter
One Village ~ One World, Consulting, Inc.
Youth Homes
North Dakota:
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota
Ohio:
Alliance of Child Caring Service Providers
Children's Defense Fund of Ohio
CONNECTIONS Health Wellness Advocacy
Franklin County Public Defender Office
Guernsey County Juvenile Court
Juvenile Justice Coalition (Ohio)
Law Office of the Montgomery County, Ohio Public Defender
North East Ohio Health Services
Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
Public Children Services Association of Ohio
Voices for Ohio's Children Juvenile Justice Initiative
Oregon:
Partnership for Safety and Justice
Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality
Pennsylvania:
Community Commitment Inc.
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Juvenile Detention Centers’ Association of PA
One Hood
Puerto Rico:
Sociedad para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Kids Count
Parent Support Network
Tides Family Services
South Carolina:
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health of SC
South Carolina Parent Teacher Association
South Dakota:
Parents Who Care Coalition
Tennessee:
Latino Memphis, Inc.
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY)— The Tennessee State Advisory Group
The Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare
Texas:
Advocacy, Inc.
Children at Risk
Fort Worth Black Law Enforcement Officers Association
People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER)
Southwest Key Program
Tejano Center for Community Concerns
Texans Care For Children
Texas Appleseed
Texas Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles
Utah:
Disability Law Center
Salt Lake County Commission on Youth (COY)
Utah Commission on Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice— The Utah State Advisory Group
Vermont:
Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs— The Vermont State Advisory Group
New England Juvenile Defender Center
Office of the Juvenile Defender
South Royalton Legal Clinic at Vermont Law School
Vermont Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
Virginia:
Children’s Law Center at the University of Richmond School of Law
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants-Virginia, Inc.
JustChildren Program of the Legal Aid Justice Center
Families & Allies of Virginia's Youth (FAVY)
Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center, University of Richmond Law School
NAMI - NoVA
The Urban Passage, Inc.
Virginia Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Voices for Virginia's Children
Washington:
Children's Home Society of WA
Columbia Legal Services on behalf of interested clients
Partners with Families & Children: Spokane
TeamChild
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Washington Defender Association
Washington State PTA
West Virginia:
Byrne, Hedges & Lyons
West Virginia PTA
West Virginia Public Defender Services
Wisconsin:
Counseling Center of Milwaukee, Inc.
Freedom, Inc.
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc.
La Causa
Teen Build Up
United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc.
Urban Underground
Wisconsin Community Services
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Wisconsin Parent Teacher Association
Wyoming:
UPLIFT, Wyoming’s Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health