What We Do

Regional Host

The CJNY Regional Host would be an organization that would be host to a person (CJNY Field Coordinator/local host) who is in contact with the staff of CJNY. The host organization must be able to provide meeting space and some resources to support the CJNY organizing in that region. The local host person would focus on connecting the local CJNY organizations, whether for technical assistance or to take action against a negative policy effecting youth of color. The Regional Host would provide an office space for this person to use and support their administrative efforts regarding any CJNY functions.
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Youth Think Tank

The CJNY Youth Think Tank is an effort to pull together: young people who care deeply about the issues of juvenile justice, established scholars who have written publications about juvenile justice issues, as well as youth advocates and organizers from all areas of this work; and have them all do some focused research then assemble them for two day meeting to deeply discuss a specific issue and develop some strategies and/or policy initiatives to address the injustice of the juvenile system. The CJNY National Office will take the lead on organizing this strategic planning and raising the funds to support this effort.
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Peer-To-Peer Technical Assistance

Peer-To-Peer Technical Assistance will become a program in which CJNY members are both the primary providers and recipients of service. We aim to connect peer organizations, one who is known to have a particular expertise in a given area of service, organizing, fundraising, etc. and the other who is need of some help in that area. To accomplish this we will rely on everything from one on one conversations and visits, to focused meetings where we strategically bring people together from all over the country to discuss a specific issues i.e. transitioning from a program that focuses specifically on providing direct services to a program that also a promotes and trains youth in the fine art of organizing. The CJNY will need a Technical Assistance Manager to really devote time and energy toward a comprehensive National, Regional, and local TA program. The CJNY National Office is responsible for raising the funds to support this initiative.
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Speakers' Bureau

The CJNY speaker's bureau will consist of various CJNY members that have self identified themselves as potential speakers for the network, whether it be for a keynote address, simply to put on a small workshop or to verbally challenge the system by confronting policy makers and other public officials. The CJNY staff will work to promote the speakers bureau to various organizations that will be hosting conferences over the next year and half. The goal of having more speakers who come from community based organizations working with youth of color on the front lines, is to begin to comprehensively inform the nation about the real issues as the people in the trenches see it. The CJNY National Office will raise any resources needed to facilitate this.
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